| date: | Saturday | July 25, 2009 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in 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 | ||
- 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
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.
Furrinalia:
Festival of Furrinalia: Ancient Italian holy day. Furrinalia honors Furrina, the ancient Italian Goddess of springs. This holy day during the Mediterranean summer drought was a celebration of the life giving water of the springs.
Day of Welcoming:
Day of Welcoming: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The ancient Egyptians welcomed the annual rising of the Nile River and made offerings to the neteru.
Name Day:
Name Day of Amurdad: Zoroastran holy day. Each day and month of the Zoroastrian calendar is presided over by a spiritual being. When the spiritual being of the day and the month are the same, such as today (Amurdad), the day is particularly sacred. In the Fasli (seasonal) calendar, this is the sacred day of Amurdad. Amurdad celebrates the Av. Ameretat, the Immortality or Life, who presides over plants.
Papa Ogou:
Papa Ogou: (St. Jacques le Majeur) Voodou holy day.
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in 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.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 7:14 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Do nothing important.
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 Conjunct Saturn: The Moon is in conjunction with Saturn at 6:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Time of responsibility.
Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 1:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Relax with friends.
Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 4:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Question your philosophical viewpoint.
Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 6:02 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Relax but avoid apathy.
Moon Opposite Uranus: The Moon is in opposition with Uranus at 7:14 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Time of distractions. Moon Void of Course (V/C).
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:
Ivy, Parsley, Thyme: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is ivy. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is parsley or thyme. You may want to burn ivy, parsley, or thyme incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like ivy, parsley, or thyme.
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 7
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Amurdad (fifth month)
Day of Amurdad
Day 7
The day of Amurdad celebrates the Av. Ameretat, the Immortality or Life, who presides over plants. 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: “(125) On the day of Amurdad plant shrubs and trees.” 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 18
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. VIII Kal. Avg. or a.d. VIII Kal. Sex.
8 days before the Kalends of August
Month: Quintilis or Quinctilis or Ivlivs or Julius
The a.d. VIII Kal. designation means ante diem or eight “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. The Roman Senate changed the name of the month Quintilis to Julius (July) in honor of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. 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 7 in modern Western numerology. See the article on seven for more information.
| date: | Sunday | July 25, 2010 | |
| Moon: | Full Moon | ||
lunar information 2008
Third Quarter in Aries:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Aries.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon enters Taurus:
Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 9:14 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Third Quarter in Taurus:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Taurus.
Moon Enters Fourth Quarter:
Fourth Quarter: The moon enters the fourth (4th) quarter (waning gibbous) in Taurus at 2:41 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Fourth Quarter in Taurus:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Taurus.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
astrological information 2008
Venus Quincunx Jupiter: Venus is quincunx Jupiter at 4:39 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 5:11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 2:41 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Last quarter.
Mercury Quincunx Pluto: Mercury is quincunx Pluto at 8:19 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 9:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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