| date: | Wednesday | July 22, 2009 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Leo |
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 | ||
- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- 2009 lunar days
- 2009 astrological
- Kemetic calendar
- Zoroastrian calendar
- Celtic Ogham tree calendar
- Roman calendar
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
- 2007 lunar days
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Contrary Wind:
Contrary Wind: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The neteru go in a contrary wind.
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Leo |
 Next Waxing Quarter July 28 |  Next Full Moon August 5 |  Next Waning Quarter August 13 |  Next New Moon August 20 |
First Quarter in Leo:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Leo.
Leo Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Aquarius Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Quincunx Pluto: The Moon is quincunx Pluto at 1:29 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Time of daydreams.
Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 11:04 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Time of excitement.
Sun enters Leo:
--> Sun Enters Leo: Planetary ingress. The Sun enters the sign Leo at 12:36 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Conjunct Mercury: The Moon is in conjunction with Mercury at 2:58 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Tempermental time.
Magick Color:
Yellow: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is yellow. You may want to burn a yellow candle or wear some yellow this day.
Magick Incense:
Ginger, Lilac, Sage: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is lilac. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is sage or ginger. You may want to burn ginger, lilac, or sage incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like ginger, lilac, or sage.
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. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Tot-abet or Djehuti (Djehuti [Thoth])
Day 4
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Amurdad (fifth month)
Day of Shahrewar
Day 4
The day of Shahrewar celebrates the Av. Khshathra Vairya, the Desirable Dominion, who presides over metals. 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: “(122) On the day of Shahrewar rejoice.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The first seven days (first week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrate Ahura Mazda and the Amesha Spentas (literally translated Beneficent Immortals). They are the highest spiritual beings created by Ahura Mazda.
The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.
Celtic (ancient Druid) information
Ogham tree calendar
Tinne (T)
Holly Moon
Day 15
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: Feminine
Planet: Earth
Archetype: Danu
Symbol: flaming spear
Folk Names:
Moon of Encirclement
Moon of Polarity
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Haymoon
Roman information
a.d. XI Kal. Avg. or a.d. XI Kal. Sex.
11 days before the Kalends of August
Month: Quintilis or Quinctilis or Ivlivs or Julius
The a.d. XI Kal. designation means ante diem or eleven “days before” the Kalends (first day or New Moon) of the next 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 4 in modern Western numerology. See the article on four for more information.
| date: | Thursday | July 22, 2010 | |
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | |
lunar information 2008
Third Quarter in Pisces:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Pisces.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
astrological information 2008
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 2:35 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Sun enters Leo:
--> Sun Enters Leo: Planetary ingress. Sun enters the sign Leo at 6:55 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 2:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Conjunct Uranus: The Moon is in conjunction with Uranus at 2:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Mercury Trine Uranus: Mercury is trine Uranus at 5:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
lunar information 2007
Waxing Quarter Moon:
Waxing Quarter Moon: Lunar. Occurs on this day in 2007.
Moon enters Scorpio:
Moon Enters Scorpio: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Scorpio at 8:17 am GMT.
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