April 9 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
2007 lunar days

fixed holy days

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.

Magna Mater:

Festival of Magna Mater: Roman holy day. The Festival of Magna mater (Megalesia) runs from April 4 to April 10.

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 25

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Frawardin (first month)
Day of Warharan
Day 20

The day of Warharan celebrates the Av. Verethraghna, Victory, Triumph over evil. 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: “(138) On the day of Warharan lay the foundations of your house so that it may be speedily completed, and go out to battle and warfare so that you may return the victor.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.

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 23

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

a.d. V Id. Apr.
5 days before the Ides of April
Month: Aprilis

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 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 9 in modern Western numerology. See the article on nine for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Hermit.

date:	Friday	April 9, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Pisces
Mercury:	Direct until April 18
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Pisces
Next New Moon April 14	Next Waxing Quarter April 21	Next Full Moon April 28	Next Waning Quarter May 6

Fourth Quarter in Aquarius:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 5:44 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:44 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). 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 Pisces:

Moon Enters Pisces: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Pisces at 9:48 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:48 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Fourth Quarter in Pisces:

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

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

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

astrological information 2010

Moon Conjunct Neptune: The Moon is in conjunction with Neptune at 5:44 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:44 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Time of touchy emotions. Time of distractions. Ritual for Nwt (Nuit). Perform ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 9:28 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:28 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to examine repressed emotions. Meditate on emotions. Release that which is repressed.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Thursday	April 9, 2009
Moon:	Full Moon		in Libra
Mercury:	Direct until May 7
Venus:	Retrograde until April 17
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

holy days 2009

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

Passover:

First Day of Passover: Jewish holy day. Passover begins this day and continues through April 16 in 2009.

Full Moon:

Full Moon: Wiccan holy day. Wiccan Esbat for the Full Moon. Known as the Wind Moon.

Day of Isis:

    Day of Isis: Greco-Roman holy day. Full Moon worship of Isis (Aset in the original ancient Egyptian language). Worship of Isis spread throughout the Hellenic Empire and the later Roman Empire and beyond into Germanic, Norse, and Celtic lands, across the Middle East and Asia, and south through Africa.
    The city of Paris is named for a great ancient temple to Isis (Per-Isis) and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built on the site, still has the original Isis altar with the myth of Isis and Osiris depicted. Until the 1700s the Notre Dame Cathedral still featured a prominent ancient statue of Isis (under the claim that it was the Black Madonna). Unfortunately a French Witch stormed into Notre Dame and demanded the return of the entire site and artwork, pointing out that the statue was actually of Isis rather than Mary. Horrified Roman Catholic priests smashed the statue into rubble. The fate of the French WItch is not recorded, but probably was death by torture.
    The Day of Isis (each Full Moon) was celebrated with feasting, dancing, and singing. Along the Nile and in other locations near a river, lake, or other body of water, the celebrants would float small wooden or paper boats with lit candles in honor of Isis. In some places thousands of little boats would light up the water. Sometimes colored paper would be put around the candles to create dazzling colored light displays. Isis worshipers would put their hopes and dreams on scraps of paper on the boats, in the belief that Isis would grant these in the coming lunar month.

Poornima:

Poornima: Hindu holy day. The Full Moon Day that defines the Hindu lunar month’s unique qualities.

lunar information 2009

Moon:	Full Moon		in Libra
Next Waning Quarter April 17	Next New Moon April 24	Next Waxing Quarter May 1	Next Full Moon May 9

Second Quarter in Libra:

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

Full Moon:

Full Moon: Lunar. Occurs at 10:56 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) in 2009. This is a Wiccan Esbat. Also known as the Wind Moon. See also Isis Full Moon love spell.