- 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 holy days
- 2009 lunar days
- 2009 astrological
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
- 2007 holy days
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Last Day:
Last Day of the Month: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Last Day of the Month. Very favorable. (from the Cairo Calendar)
House of Re:
House of Re (Ra): Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Honors the sun deity Re. (from the Cairo Calendar)
House of Asar:
House of Asar (Osiris): Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Honors the deity Asar (Osiris). (from the Cairo Calendar)
House of Heru:
House of Heru (Horus): Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Honors the deity Heru (Horus). (from the Cairo Calendar)
Summer Days Feast:
Old Norse Summer Days Feast: Norse holy day.
Cerealia:
Festival of Cerealia: Roman holy day. The Festival of Cerealia was a seven day festival in honor of the Goddess Ceres. The exact date of the festival is uncertain, but most likely occurred from April 12 to April 19. Other possible start dates include the Ides of April (April 13) and April 7. Note that the Romans used a lunar calendar. This date is a generalized date for the modern calendar. This Roman holy day may be on a different day if calculated using the ancient Roman lunar calendar.
In the city of Rome, Cerealia was the primary festival of Ceres. In Rome the festival was accompanied by the Ludi Ceriales, or the “Games of Cere”, which were held in the Circus Maximus.
Ovid wrote in Fasti iv. 494 that Roman women clothed in white ran about the city with lighted torches to represent Ceres’ (Demeter’s) search for her daughter Proserpina (Persephone).
The modern English word “cereal” comes from the name of the Roman Goddess Ceres.
Wiccan Principles:
Principles of Wiccan Belief: Wiccan holy day. The Principles of Wiccan belief were adopted at a “Witch Meet” in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1974.
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 30
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Frawardin (first 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
Faern (F)
Alder Moon
Day 28
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. XVIII Kal. Mai.
18 days before the Kalends of May
Month: Aprilis
The a.d. XVIII Kal. designation means ante diem or 18 “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 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 5 in modern Western numerology. See the article on five for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is Temperance.
| date: | Wednesday | April 14, 2010 | |
Moon: | New Moon | enters Taurus | |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30  | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 14 | ||
holy days 2010
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.
New Moon Esbat:
New Moon Esbat: Lunar. Occurs at 8:29 a.m. Eastern Time (EST) or 5:29 a.m. Pacific Time (PST) in 2010. This is a Wiccan Esbat. The Wiccan esbat may be celebrated the day before, day of, or day after the New Moon. See also Aphrodite New Moon love spell.
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | New Moon | enters Taurus | |
 Next New Moon May 13 |  Next Waxing Quarter April 21 |  Next Full Moon April 28 |  Next Waning Quarter May 6 |
Fourth Quarter in Aries:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Aries.
New Moon:
New Moon: Lunar. Occurs at 8:29 a.m. Eastern Time (EST) or 5:29 a.m. Pacific Time (PST) in 2010. This is a Wiccan Esbat. See also Aphrodite New Moon love spell.
First Quarter in Aries:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Aries.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 3:23 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:23 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 Taurus:
Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 6:55 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).
First Quarter in Taurus:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Taurus.
Aries Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Libra Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Sun Conjunct Moon: The Sun is in conjunction with the Moon at 8:29 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:29 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for revitalization and new beginnings. Spells to change your life. Spells for new beginnings. Ritual to Sekhmet and Bast.
Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 3:23 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:23 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Time for intuition, creativity, and meditation. Meditation magick. Spells for ceativity, music, and art. Intuition activated. Perform magick spells before the Moon is void of course.
Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 5:58 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:58 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to examine repressed emotions. Meditate on emotions. Release that which is repressed.
Magick Color:
Yellow: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is yellow. You may want to burn a yellow candle or wear some yellow this day.
Magick Incense:
Lavender: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is lavender. You may want to burn lavender incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like lavender.
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: | Tuesday | April 14, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Sagittarius |
| 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:
Passover: Jewish holy day. Passover is April 9 through April 16 in 2009.
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Sagittarius |
Next Waning Quarter April 17 | Next New Moon April 24 | Next Waxing Quarter May 1 | Next Full Moon May 9 |
Third Quarter in Sagittarius:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Sagittarius.
Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.
Sagittarius Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Sagittarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Gemini Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Gemini because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 8:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Square Mars: The Moon is square Mars at 1:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 2:12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Sun Trine Moon: The Sun is trine the Moon at 3:20 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 5:18 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Magick Color:
White: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is white. You may want to burn a white candle or wear some white this day.
Magick Incense:
Ginger, Nutmeg, Rue: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is ginger. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is nutmeg or rue. You may want to burn ginger, nutmeg, or rue incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like ginger, nutmeg, or rue.
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 Leo:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Leo.
astrological information 2008
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 3:49 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 5:13 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Mercury Sextile Neptune: Mercury is sextile Neptune at 6:09 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Opposite Neptune: The Moon is in opposition with neptune at 9:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 10:13 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
holy days 2007
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Birthday of Guru Nanak:
Birthday of Guru Nanak: Sikh holy day. Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, was born on 14 April 1469. This is the date for 2007 in the modern Nanakshahi calendar. Also celebrated on November 24 in 2007 using the traditional lunar calendar.
Hola Mohalla:
Hola Mohalla: Sikh holy day. First of a three day festival of mock battles, religious discussions, and devotional music at Anandpur Sahib on the day after Holi. This is the date for 2007 in the modern Nanakshahi calendar. Celebrated on March 4 in 2007 using the traditional lunar calendar.
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