- 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 Listening:
Festival of Listening: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day the heart of the neteru (deities) listens very well. The crew of Re (Ra) is in festivity. (from the Cairo Calendar)
Feast of Hekat:
Feast of Goddess Hekat: Greek holy day. Honors Hecate.
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.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Payni or Paoni (Heru [Horus])
Day 2
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Frawardin (first month)
Day of Asman
Day 27
The day of Asman celebrates the Av. Asman, Sky. 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: “(145) On the day of Asman (the Sky) set out on a long journey so that you may return safely.” 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
Saille (S)
Willow Moon
Day 2
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: Moon
Archetype: Morgan le Fay
Symbol: serpent
Folk Names:
The Witch’s Moon
Moon of Balance
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Ostara
Roman information
a.d. XVI Kal. Mai.
16 days before the Kalends of May
Month: Aprilis
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 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 7 in modern Western numerology. See the article on seven for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Chariot.
| date: | Friday | April 16, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Taurus |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30  | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 14 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Taurus |
 Next Waxing Quarter April 21 |  Next Full Moon April 28 |  Next Waning Quarter May 6 |  Next New Moon May 13 |
First Quarter in Taurus:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Taurus.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 12:57 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (Apr 17) or 9:57 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. 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 Gemini:
Moon Enters Gemini: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Gemini at 2:08 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (Apr 17) or 11:08 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today.
First Quarter in Gemini:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Gemini.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Taurus Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Scorpio Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Conjunct Venus: The Moon is in conjunction with Venus at 6:39 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:39 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Beauty and decoration spells. Ritual for Het Heret (Hathor).
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 9:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:18 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Cheerful time. Time for cooperation. Spells for good times together. Cooperation rituals.
Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 10:49 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:49 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Be careful — You may be gullible and your judgement may be poor. Time for serious thinking.
Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 11:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:01 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to be original, creative, and inventive. Creativity and originality magick spells. Innovation and new ideas. Ritual to Nun and Bast.
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 12:57 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (Apr 17) or 9:57 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Moon Void of Course (V/C). Patience leads to results. Be patient and accomplish your goals.
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:
Alder: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is alder. You may want to burn alder incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like alder.
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 16, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Capricorn |
| 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:
Last Day of Passover: Jewish holy day. Passover is April 9 through today in 2009.
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Capricorn |
Next Waning Quarter April 17 | Next New Moon April 24 | Next Waxing Quarter May 1 | Next Full Moon May 9 |
Third Quarter in Capricorn:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Capricorn.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Capricorn Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Cancer Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 3:13 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 9:17 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Magick Color:
Purple: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is purple. You may want to burn a purple candle or wear some purple this day.
Magick Incense:
Balsam, Bay Leaf: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is balsam. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is bay leaf. You may want to burn balsam or bay leaf incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like balsam or bay leaf.
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 Virgo:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Virgo.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
astrological information 2008
Sun Conjunct Mercury: The Sun is in conjunction with Mercury at 3:24 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Venus: The Moon is quincunx Venus at 9:03 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 7:32 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
lunar information 2007
Hecate Moon:
Hecate Moon: Lunar Greek holy day. On the last day of the lunar month (the day before the New Moon), Greeks would honor Hecate, the Goddess of Witches, by leaving a small meal on altars at crossroads. These meals were eaten by the poor or animals (note use a paper plate, because any plate must be permanently donated to Hecate). Occurs today in 2007. Many modern Witches and Wiccans volunteer to help distribute food the poor on this day. Other modern Witches and Wiccans organize food drives or donate food for the poor on this day. See also Hecate black candle love spell.
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