- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- Kemetic calendar
- Zoroastrian calendar
- Celtic Ogham tree calendar
- Roman calendar
- numerology
- tarot
- 2010 holy days
- 2010 lunar days
- 2010 astrological
- 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.
Pyanepsion Noumenia:
Pyanepsion Noumenia: Greek holy day. The first day of the Greek month of Pyanepsion. According to Plutarch (Mor. 828A), the Noumenia (the first day of each Greek month) are “the holiest of days”.
According to Jon D. Mikalson (in “The Noumenia and Epimenia in Athens”, The Harvard Theological Reviews, Vol. 65, No. 2, April, 1972, page 291), “In an ordinary year there were twelve Noumeniai, and thus they form a large and important series of “holy” days. There is no indication in the sources that the religious activities on the Noumenia of one month varied from those of another month, and therefore the Noumeniai may be treated as a single homogenous group.
“The strictmess with which the Athenians preserved the sanctity and the independent identity of the Noumenia is striking. No annual religious festival is attested to have occurred on the Noumenia or to have included it. Not one of the positvely dated meetings of Athenian legislative assemblies such as the Ekklesia, the Boule, or a tribal organization is attested to have occurred on the first day of a month.”
Meditrinalia:
Festival of Vinalia: Roman holy day. Also called Meditrinalia or less commonly Medendo. Celebrated by drinking wine from the new harvest. The holy day survived from the early Roman religion, but its meaning was lost. It was associated with Jupiter and was an important agricultural holy day in early Rome. In the 2nd century the Romans created the Goddess Meditrina, Goddess of health, longevity, and wine. The Festival was timed with the first harvest of new wine and was the first time the new wine (mustum) of the year was tasted. During the feast, celebrants pour an offering of old wine and new wine. While drinking from each offering, the individual says “novum vetus vinum bibo, novo veteri vino morbo medeor.” (“Wine new and old I drink, of illness new and old I’m cured.”). Authorities differ on whether this was celebrated on September 30th, October 3rd, or October 11th (possibly different imes in different regions, based on local growing seasons). The October 11 date is part of the festivals of Jupiter.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Hator-abet
Day 25
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Mihr (seventh month)
Day of Ard
Day 25
The day of Ashi celebrates the Av. Ashi, Blessings or Rewards. 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: “(143) On the day of Ard buy any new thing (you need) and bring it home.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The fourth week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates religious ideas.
The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.
Celtic (ancient Druid) information
Ogham tree calendar
Gort (G)
Ivy Moon
Day 12
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: Persephone
Archetype: Arianrhod
Symbol: butterfly
Folk Names:
Moon of Bouyancy
Moon of Resilience
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Hunting
Roman information
a.d. V Id. Oct.
5 days before the Ides of October
Month: October
The a.d. V Id. designation means ante diem or five “days before” the Ides (Full Moon) of the 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 October is named for octo, because it was originally the eighth month of the Roman solar year October 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, October (the eighth 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, October 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), October 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 11 in modern Western numerology. See the article on eleven for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is Justice.
| date: | Monday | October 11, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Sagittarius |
Mercury: | Direct until December 10 | ||
Venus: | Retrograde until November 18  | ||
Jupiter: | Retrograde until November 18 | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 5 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 7 | ||
holy days 2010
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Columbus Day:
Columbus Day: American (U.S.) holiday. Observation of Columbus Day, in honor of the European invasion of the Americas and the rsulting genocide.
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Sagittarius |
 Next Waxing Quarter October 14 |  Next Full Moon October 22 |  Next Waning Quarter October 30 |  Next New Moon November 6 |
First Quarter in Sagittarius:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Sagittarius.
Sagittarius Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Sagittarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Gemini Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Gemini because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 10:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Help those in need.
Moon Sextile Mercury: The Moon is sextile Mercury at 8:31 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:31 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for new ideas. May require quick thinking. Ritual to Djehuti (Thoth).
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:
Rosemary: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is rosemary. You may want to burn rosemary incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like rosemary.
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: | Sunday | October 11, 2009 | |
| Moon: | Waning Quarter | in Cancer | |
| Mercury: | Direct until December 26 | ||
Jupiter: | Retrograde until October 13 | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 1 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 4 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | Waning Quarter | in Cancer | |
Next New Moon October 18 | Next Waxing Quarter October 25 | Next Full Moon November 2 | Next Waning Quarter November 9 |
Third Quarter in Cancer:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Cancer.
Moon Enters Fourth Quarter:
Waning Quarter: The moon enters the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Cancer at 4:56 a.m. Daylight Savings Standard Time (EDT).
Fourth Quarter in Cancer:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Cancer.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 9:37 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Cancer Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Capricorn Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 3:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 4:56 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Waning Quarter Moon.
Moon Trine Uranus: The Moon is trine Uranus at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 2:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 6:43 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Conjunct Mars: The Moon is in conjunction with Mars at 9:03 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). [See also conjunction]
Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 9:37 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Magick Color:
Amber: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is amber. You may want to burn a amber candle or wear some amber this day.
Magick Incense:
Catnip, Eucalyptus, Marjoram: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is eucalyptus. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is marjoram or catnip. You may want to burn catnip, eucalyptus, or marjoram incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like catnip, eucalyptus, 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.
lunar information 2008
Second Quarter in Pisces:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Pisces.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
astrological information 2008
Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 6:35 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 2:09 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Venus Square Neptune: Venus is square Neptune at 4:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 11:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
lunar information 2007
New Moon:
New Moon: Lunar. Occurs at 12:00 AM GMT (or 5:01 UT) in 2007. This is a Wiccan Esbat. See also Aphrodite New Moon love spell.
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