- 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
- 2007 lunar days
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Veneralia:
Veneralia: Roman holy day. Also known as the Festum Veneris and Fortuna Virilisa. Sacred to Venus. Ovid states that women are to give incense to Fortuna Virilis (Manly Fortune) “in a place moist with water.” According to Ovid, during the offerings to Fortuna Virilis on April 1st, “women supplicate in crowds to Fortuna Virilis, and the humbler ones even do so in the baths.”
Women’s Festival:
Women’s Festival of Fortuna Virilis: Roman holy day.
April Fools’ Day:
April Fools’ Day: modern holiday. Of uncertain origin.
Kemetic tradition:
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. If you see anything on this day, it will be good. (from the Cairo Calendar)
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 17
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Frawardin (first month)
Day of Mah
Day 12
The day of Mah celebrates the Av. Mah, The Moon. 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: “(130) On the day of Mah (the Moon) drink wine and hold converse with your friends and ask a boon of King Moon.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The second seven days (second week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates light and nature.
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 15
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: Ostara
Roman information
Kal. Apr.
Kalends of April
Month: Aprilis
The Kalends is the first day of the month and was celebrated as a religious holy day to Juno, the Roman Queen Goddess. In the earliest Roman lunar calendar, the Kalends was the day of the New Moon. In Roman society, interest on a debt was due on the Kalends. Under the lunar calendar, a pontifex (priest) would observe the sky and call out the first sighting of the thin lunar crescent of the New Moon, indicating the start of a new month. The English word calendar comes from the Latin word Kalends, which in turn came from the Latin word calare meaning to announce solemly or to call out.
The Roman month of Aprilis is named for Aphrilis, a corruption of name of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. The Greek Goddess Aphrodite was considered to be the same as the Roman Goddess Venus. Ovid said “I have come to the fourth month, full of honor for you; Venus, you know both the poet and the month are yours.” April was sacred to Venus, Roman Goddess of love.
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, April (the second 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, April 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), April 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 1 in modern Western numerology. See the article on one for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Magician.
| date: | Thursday | April 1, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Scorpio |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30  | ||
holy days 2010
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Passover:
Passover: Jewish holy day. Passover starts March 30 and ends April 6 this year.
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Scorpio |
 Next Waning Quarter April 6 |  Next New Moon April 14 |  Next Waxing Quarter April 21 |  Next Full Moon April 28 |
Third Quarter in Scorpio:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Scorpio.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Scorpio Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Taurus Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 4:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:15 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Self-analysis and change. Time for self-examination. Magick spells for self-transformation. Perform ritual for positive transformation.
Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 2:33 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 11:33 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of optimism, possibly Overly optimistic. Ritual to Ra.
Magick Color:
Green: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is green. You may want to burn a green candle or wear some green this day.
Magick Incense:
Mulberry: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is mulberry. You may want to burn mulberry incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like mulberry.
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: | Wednesday | April 1, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | enters Cancer |
| Mercury: | Direct until May 7 | ||
Venus: | Retrograde until April 17 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | enters Cancer |
Next Waxing Quarter April 2 | Next Full Moon April 9 | Next Waning Quarter April 17 | Next New Moon April 24 |
First Quarter in Gemini:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Gemini.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 5:03 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon enters Cancer:
Moon Enters Cancer: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Cancer at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
First Quarter in Cancer:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Cancer.
Gemini Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Gemini because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Sagittarius Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Sagittarius because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 1:48 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 5:03 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Moon Opposite Pluto: The Moon is in opposition with Pluto at 6:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 7:28 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
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:
Ginger, Lavender, Sage: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is lavender. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is sage or ginger. You may want to burn ginger, lavender, or sage incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like ginger, lavender, or 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. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.
lunar information 2008
Fourth Quarter in Aquarius:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Aquarius.
astrological information 2008
Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 6:09 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 8:28 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Libra:
Moon Enters Libra: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Libra at 3:42 pm GMT.
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