July 3 pagan holy day calendar

fixed holy days (same date every year)
Kemetic calendar
Zoroastrian calendar
Celtic Ogham tree calendar
Roman calendar
numerology
tarot
2010 lunar days
2010 astrological
2009 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 holy days
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological

fixed holy days

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.

Day of Cleansing and Renewal:

Day of Cleaning and Renewal: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day of the cleansing and renewal of the noble ones. There is silence because of it on earth in order to propitiate the Udjat-eye on this day. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Festival of Cerridwen:

Festival of Cerridwen: Celtic holy day.

Athena:

Athena: Greek holy day. The third day of every month is associated with Athena.

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not kill any ankhyt-reptile on this day. (from the Cairo Calendar)

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Mesore (Heru-Khuiti)
Day 20

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Tir (fourth month)
Day of Day-pa-Mihr
Day 15

The day of Day-pa-Mihr celebrates the Av. Dadvah, The day of the Creator before Mithra. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the day’s spiritual being.

Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(133) On the day of Day-pa-Mihr wash your head and trim your hair and nails, and (pick) your grapes from the vine and throw them into the wine-press so that they may become good.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Duir (D)

Oak Moon
Day 24

The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by Neo-Pagans, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here) starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on Samhain.

Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree (second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month listed below).

Polarity: Masculine
Planet: Jupiter
Archetype: Dagda
Symbol: golden wheel
Folk Names:
Moon of Strength
Moon of Security
Bear Moon

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Haymoon

Roman information

a.d. V Non. Quin. or a.d. V Non. Ivl.
5 days before the Nones of July
Month: Quintilis or Quinctilis or Ivlivs or Julius

The a.d. V Non. designation means ante diem or five “days before” the Nones (First Quarter Moon) of the month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in modern Western culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they continued to use the lunar day names.

The Roman month of Quintilis (or Quinctilis) is named for quin, because it was originally the fifth month of the Roman solar year. In 45 BCE, the Roman Senate renamed the month Julius (July), for then Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. July was sacred to Jupiter (Ivppiter), Roman King of Gods.

The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus’ calendar, Quintilis (the fifth month) had 31 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, July had 31 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), July had 31 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. The Roman Senate changed the name of the month Quintilis to Julius (July) in honor of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.

numerology

Today totals 3 in modern Western numerology. See the article on three for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Empress.

astrological information 2017

Aphelion: The Earth is at Terrestial Aphelion at hour 20 Uinversal Time July 3rd in 2017. Terrestial Aphelion is when the earth’s eliptical orbit brings it farthest to the sun each year.

date:	Saturday	July 3, 2010
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Aries
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 7
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Aries
Next Waning Quarter July 4	Next New Moon July 11	Next Waxing Quarter July 18	Next Full Moon July 25

Third Quarter in Pisces:

Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Pisces.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 7:17 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:17 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). The Moon is void of course from the last traditional aspect in a sign to the ingress into the next sign. Moon void of course is a time of distractions and miscommunications. Things started during Moon void of course tend to sputter and fail.

Moon enters Aries:

Moon Enters Aries: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aries at 9:44 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:44 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Third Quarter in Aries:

Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Aries.

Aries Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

Libra Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.

astrological information 2010

Moon Opposite Saturn: The Moon is in opposition with Saturn at 7:17 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:17 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Efficiency, perseverance. Time for budgeting. Cast efficiency spells. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Conjunct Uranus: The Moon is in conjunction with Uranus at 10:55 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:55 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of high hopes. Be careful of unrealistic plans.

Moon Conjunct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 3:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:17 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of optimistic idealism.

Moon Square Pluto: The Moon is square Pluto at 5:32 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:32 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Avoid demands on self or others.

Magick Color:

Blue: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is blue. You may want to burn a blue candle or wear some blue this day.

Magick Incense:

Pine: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is pine. You may want to burn pine incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like pine.

See also the article on incense. An American source for high quality incense is Mountain Rose Herbs. A British source for incense is Pagan Magic.

date:	Friday	July 3, 2009
Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Sagittarius
Mercury:	Direct until September 7
Jupiter:	Retrograde until October 13
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 1
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 4
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Sagittarius
Next Full Moon July 7	Next Waning Quarter July 15	Next New Moon July 21	Next Waxing Quarter July 28