April 18

fixed holy days

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

Day of Geb and Nwt:

    Day of Geb and Nut: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day that what Geb and Nwt (Nut) have done in judged in the presence of the neteru (deities). (from the Cairo Calendar)

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.

Kemetic tradition:

    Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not shout at anyone on this day. (from the Cairo Calendar)



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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 4

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Frawardin (first month)
Day of Mahraspand
Day 29

    The day of Mahraspand celebrates the Av. Mathra Spenta, Holy Word (Manthra), also specific sections of scriptures with certain poetic and spiritual properties. 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: “(147) On the day of Mahraspand mend your clothes, stitch them, and put them on, and take your wife to bed so that a keen-witted and goodly child may be born (to you).” 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 4

    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. XIV Kal. Mai.
14 days before the Kalends of May
Month: Aprilis

    The a.d. XIV Kal. designation means ante diem or 14 “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 9 in modern Western numerology. See the article on nine for more information.


tarot

    Today’s tarot card is The Hermit.


date:SundayApril 18, 2010
Moon:
waxing crescent1st Quarterin Gemini
Mercury:
Goes Retrograde until May 11
Saturn:
Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:
Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:waxing crescent1st Quarterin Gemini

Next Waxing Quarter
April 21

Next Full Moon
April 28

Next Waning Quarter
May 6

Next New Moon
May 13

First Quarter in Gemini:

    First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Gemini.

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

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


astrological information 2010

Mercury Goes Retrograde:

     Mercury Goes Retrograde: Mercury goes retrograde in the sign Taurus (12° Taurus 37') at 12:06 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 9:06 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Apr 17) until May 11, 2010.

         Sun Sextile Neptune: The Sun is sextile Neptune at 4:16 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:16 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for meditation. Ritual for inner understanding.

         Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 4:11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:11 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Beware of broken promises and impracticality.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

    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:SaturdayApril 18, 2009
Moon:
waning crescent4th Quarterin Aquarius
Mercury:
Direct until May 7
Saturn:
Retrograde until May 16
Pluto:
Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

Moon:waning crescent4th Quarterin Aquarius

Next New Moon
April 24

Next Waxing Quarter
May 1

Next Full Moon
May 9

Next Waning Quarter
May 17

Fourth Quarter in Aquarius:

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

    Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.

    Aquarius Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

    Leo Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.


astrological information 2009

         Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 9:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

    Magnolia, Parsley, Thyme: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is magnolia. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is parsley or thyme. You may want to burn magnolia, parsley, or thyme incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like magnolia, parsley, or thyme.

    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 Libra:

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

    Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.


astrological information 2008

         Mercury Trine Pluto: Mercury trine Pluto at 5:22 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

         Mercury Trine Saturn: Mercury trine Saturn at 2:10 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 Angad Dev:

    Birthday of Guru Angad Dev: Sikh holy day. The birthday of Guru Angad Dev (1504-1552). He was the second of the ten Sikh Gurus. This is the date for 2007 in the modern Nanakshahi calendar.

Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur:

    Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur: Sikh holy day. The birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621-1675). He was the ninth of the ten Sikh Gurus. This is the date for 2007 in the modern Nanakshahi calendar.


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