July 24

fixed holy days

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

Tenjin Matsuri:

    Tenjin Matsuri: Japanese holy day. July 24 and 25 (two day festival). Based in Osaka and dating from 951 C.E., this is one of Japan’s three major festivals. The first day of the festival (July 24) includes a procession of danjiri festival floats, drumming performances, and a lion dance. The second day of the festival features a late afternoon procession of thousands of people wearing traditional costumes and carrying portable shrines, led by drums from Tenmangu Shrine to the Tenjin Bridge. At the bridge they enter more than a hundred ornamented boats and barges and proceed from the Dojima River to the Okawa River. Bugaku and kagura are perfomed on lantern-lit floating stages in the river. Spectatcular fireworks display after nightfall.



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This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Tot-abet or Djehuti (Djehuti [Thoth])
Day 6

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Amurdad (fifth month)
Day of Hordad
Day 6

    The day of Hordad celebrates the Av. Haurvatat, the Wholeness (Perfection or health), who presides over the waters. 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: “(124) On the day of Hordad dig your irrigation channels.” 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 17

    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. IX Kal. Avg. or a.d. IX Kal. Sex.
9 days before the Kalends of August
Month: Quintilis or Quinctilis or Ivlivs or Julius

    The a.d. IX Kal. designation means ante diem or nine “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 6 in modern Western numerology. See the article on six for more information.


tarot

    Today’s tarot card is The Lovers.


date:SaturdayJuly 24, 2010
Moon:
waxing gibbous2nd Quarterin Capricorn
Mercury:
Direct until August 20
Jupiter:
Retrograde until November 18
Uranus:
Retrograde until December 5
Neptune:
Retrograde until November 7
Pluto:
Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:waxing gibbous2nd Quarterin Capricorn

Next Full Moon
July 25

Next Waning Quarter
August 3

Next New Moon
August 9

Next Waxing Quarter
August 16

Second Quarter in Capricorn:

    Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Capricorn.

    Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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


astrological information 2010

         Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 11:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:12 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to redocorate your altar. Buy beautiful things to redecorate your room, house, and life. Witchy shopping time. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor) or Aphrodite.

         Jupiter Square Pluto: Jupiter is square Pluto at 12:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (July 25) or 9:20 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today Use willpower to attain a spiritual goal. Ritual to Selkhet.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

    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:FridayJuly 24, 2009
Moon:
waxing crescent1st Quarterin Virgo
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 crescent1st Quarterin Virgo

Next Waxing Quarter
July 28

Next Full Moon
August 5

Next Waning Quarter
August 13

Next New Moon
August 20

First Quarter in Virgo:

    First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Virgo.

    Virgo Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

    Pisces Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.


astrological information 2009

         Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 1:23 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Romance and popularity spells.

         Moon Square Mars: The Moon is square Mars at 1:44 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Impulsive time.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

    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.


lunar information 2008

Third Quarter in Aries:

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


astrological information 2008

         Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 4:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

         Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 5:52 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

         Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 8:06 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

         Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 9:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).


lunar information 2007

Moon enters Sagittarius:

     Moon Enters Sagittarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Sagittarius at 8:29 pm GMT.


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