| date: | Monday | March 22, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Gemini |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30  | ||
- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- 2010 lunar days
- 2010 astrological
- Kemetic calendar
- Zoroastrian calendar
- Celtic Ogham tree calendar
- Roman calendar
- 2009 lunar days
- 2009 astrological
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Heru Followed:
Day Her Followed into Foreign Land: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day the crew follows Heru (Horus) in the foreign lands … where he kills he who rebelled against his master. (from the Cairo Calendar)
Procession of the Tree-Bearers:
Procession of the Tree Bearers: Roman holy day.
New Year Festival:
New Year Festival: Mesopotamian holy day.Quinquatrus:
Fourth Day of Quinquatrus: Roman holy day. Five days from March 19 to March 23.
Kemetic tradition:
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Every heart is glad. Every land is happy. (from the Cairo Calendar)
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | |
 Next Waxing Quarter March 23 |  Next Full Moon March 29 |  Next Waning Quarter April 6 |  Next New Moon April 14 |
Gemini Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Gemini because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Sagittarius Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Sagittarius because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Magick Color:
Lavender: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is lavender. You may want to burn a lavender candle or wear some lavender this day.
Magick Incense:
Clary Sage: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is clary sage. You may want to burn clary sage incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like clary 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.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Pachons or Pakhon (Khonsu)
Day 7
Asklepieia:
Asklepieia: Greek holy day.
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Frawardin (first month)
Day of Vohuman
Day 2
The day of Vohuman celebrates the Av. Vohu Mano, the Good Mind or Purpose, who presides over animals. 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: “(120) On the day of Vohuman put on new clothes.” 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
Faern (F)
Alder Moon
Day 5
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: Mars
Archetype: Bran or Arthur
Symbol: pentacle
Folk Names:
Moon of Utility
Moon of Efficacy
Moon of Self-Guidance
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Lenting
Roman information
a.d. XI Kal. Apr.
11 days before the Kalends of April
Month: Martius
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 Martius is named for Mars. March was sacred to Mars, Roman God of war.
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, Mars (the first 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, Mars 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), Mars had 31 days. 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 4 in modern Western numerology. See the article on four for more information.
| date: | Sunday | March 22, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Aquarius |
| Mercury: | Direct until May 7 | ||
Venus: | Retrograde until April 17 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Aquarius |
Next New Moon March 26 | Next Waxing Quarter April 2 | Next Full Moon April 9 | Next Waning Quarter April 17 |
Fourth Quarter in Aquarius:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Aquarius.
Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.
Aquarius Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Leo Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Mercury Conjunct Uranus: Mercury is in conjunction with Uranus at 1:02 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 3:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Jupiter Quincunx Saturn: Jupiter is quinucnx Saturn at 12:46 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 4:27 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Conjunct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 4:32 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Magick Color:
Orange: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is orange. You may want to burn an orange candle or wear some orange this day.
Magick Incense:
Catnip, Heliotrope, Marjoram: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is heliotrope. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is marjoram or catnip. You may want to burn catnip, heliotrope, or marjoram incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like catnip, heliotrope, or marjoram.
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.
holy days 2007 and 2008
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Noruz:
Jamshedi Noruz: Zoroastran holy day. Noruz is also the Zoroastrian New Year, which is held on or around the spring equinox. The Noruz (also known as Jamshedi or Jamshihi Noruz) is one of seven obligatory feats in the Zoroastrian religion and is dedicated to fire. Even Muslims in Iran continue to celebrate this day as a non-religious iranian New Year. Traditionally celebrated with lighting of fires and feasting, in modern times fireworks are also part of the festivities. Held today or on March 21.
lunar information 2008
Third Quarter in Libra:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Libra.
astrological information 2008
Moon Square Mars: The Moon is square Mars at 12:14 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Venus: The Moon is quincunx Venus at 10:44 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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