November 16 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 holy days
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.

Festival of Bastet:

Festival of Bastet: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Festival of Bastet. One of four Festivals of Bast throughout the year. More than half a million young girls would gather at the Temple of Bast in Bubastis (the largest temple in the world for several thousand years) during the Festival of Bast with the intent of experiencing their first heterosexual intercourse. The girls, under the guidance of the priestesses of Bast, would get the young boys excited through holy erotic dance, masturbation, and lesbian sexual activity.

Heb Sed Festival:

Hed Sed Festival: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Heb Sed Festival.

Planting Festival:

Planting Festival: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Planting Festival.

Deepvali or Diwali:

Deepvali or Diwali: Hindu Indian holy day. Deepvali or Diwali, celebration of lights and the New Year, for Kali, the destroyer of evil.

Day of Hecate:

Day of Hecate: Greek holy day. Day of Hecate, honoring Hekate, originally a Kemetic Goddess.

Sadie Hawkins’ Day:

Sadie Hawkins’ Day: United States holiday. Sadie Hawkins’ Day. “From the cartoon strip Little Abner, the day in Dog Patch when the Women of Dog Patch chased down the single men. If they caught them they got to marry them.” — Ruth Lewallen

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing - the emergence of the land and of green things)
Month of Tybi (Min)
Day 1

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Adar (ninth month)
Day of Ohrmazd
Day 1

The day of Ohrmazd celebrates the Av. Ahura Mazda, the Lord of Wisdom and Zarathustra’s name for God. 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: “(119) On the day of Ohrmazd drink wine and make merry.” 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

Ngetal (Ng)

Reed Moon
Day 20

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: Pluto
Archetype: Pwyll, head of Annwyn
Symbol: stone
Folk Names:
Moon of the Home
Hearth Moon
Winter Moon
Moon which Manifests Truth

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Fogmoon

Roman information

a.d. XVI Kal. Dec.
16 days before the Kalends of December
Month: November

The a.d. XVI Kal. designation means ante diem or 16 “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 November is named for novem, because it was originally the ninth month of the Roman solar year November was sacred to Diana, Roman Goddess of the Moon.

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, November (the ninth month) had 30 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, November had 29 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), November had 30 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 7 in modern Western numerology. See the article on seven for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Chariot.

date:	Tuesday	November 16, 2010
Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Aries
Mercury:	Direct until December 10
Venus:	Retrograde until November 18
Jupiter:	Retrograde until November 18
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 5

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Aries
Next Full Moon November 21	Next Waning Quarter November 28	Next New Moon December 5	Next Waxing Quarter December 13

Second Quarter in Pisces:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 11:37 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:57 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). 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 5:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Second Quarter in Aries:

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

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

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

astrological information 2010

Moon Conjunct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 4:55 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:55 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of optimistic idealism.

Sun Trine Moon: The Sun is trine the Moon at 5:52 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:52 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Man and woman well aspected. Easy time with the opposite sex.

Moon Conjunct Uranus: The Moon is in conjunction with Uranus at 11:37 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:37 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of high hopes. Be careful of unrealistic plans. Moon Void of Course (V/C). Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Quincunx Venus: The Moon is quincunx Venus at 1:28 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:28 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to be discerning and careful in romance. Spells regarding discernment about love and romance (especially picking romantic partners).

Moon Square Pluto: The Moon is square Pluto at 1:35 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Nov 17) or 10:35 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Avoid demands on self or others.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Monday	November 16, 2009
Moon:	New Moon		in Scorpio
Mercury:	Direct until December 26
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 1

holy days 2009

These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.

Amavasya:

Amavasya: Hindu holy day. The New Moon Day that begins the Hindu lunar month.

lunar information 2009

Moon:	New Moon		in Scorpio
Next Waxing Quarter November 24	Next Full Moon December 2	Next Waning Quarter December 8	Next New Moon December 16

Fourth Quarter in Scorpio:

Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Scorpio.

New Moon:

New Moon: Lunar. Occurs at 2:14 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in 2009. This is a Wiccan Esbat. See also Aphrodite New Moon love spell. Moon Void of Course. Moon Void of Course (V/C).