- 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 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.
Day of Fighting:
Day of Fighting: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day of fighting. (from the Cairo Calendar)
Festival of Floralia:
Second Day of the Festival of Floralia: Roman holy day. The Festival of Floralia was a three day festival from April 28 to April 30.
Cassé Canari ou Wèt mô nan d’lo:
Cassé Canari ou Wèt mô nan d’lo: Voodou holy day.
Kemetic tradition:
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not judge yourself on this day. (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 Payni or Paoni (Heru [Horus])
Day 15
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Ardwahisht (second month)
Day of Aban
Day 10
The day of Aban celebrates the Av. Aban, Waters. 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: “(128) On the day of Aban (the Waters) abstain from water and do not vex the waters.” 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
Saille (S)
Willow 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: 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. III Kal. Mai.
3 days before the Kalends of May
Month: Aprilis
The a.d. III Kal. designation means ante diem or three “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 11 in modern Western numerology. See the article on two for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is Justice.
| date: | Thursday | April 29, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | enters Sagittarius |
Mercury: | Retrograde until May 11  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 14 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | enters Sagittarius |
 Next Waning Quarter May 6 |  Next New Moon May 13 |  Next Waxing Quarter May 20 |  Next Full Moon May 27 |
Third Quarter in Scorpio:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Scorpio.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 8:39 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:39 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 Sagittarius:
Moon Enters Sagittarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Sagittarius at 10:36 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:36 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).
Third Quarter in Sagittarius:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Sagittarius.
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
Venus Quincunx Pluto: Venus is quincunx Pluto at 9:32 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:32 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). It is time to finally end a fading relationship.
Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 11:04 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of optimism, possibly Overly optimistic. Ritual to Ra.
Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 7:48 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:48 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 Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 8:07 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:07 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Help those in need.
Moon Trine Uranus: The Moon is trine Uranus at 8:39 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:39 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Originality and creativity spells. Time for originality. Be original and influence others. Ritual to Bast and Sekhmet. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.
Magick Color:
Turquoise: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is turquoise. You may want to burn a turquoise candle or wear some turquoise this day.
Magick Incense:
Balsam: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is balsam. You may want to burn balsam incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like balsam.
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 29, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Cancer |
| Mercury: | Direct until May 7 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 11 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Cancer |
Next Waxing Quarter May 1 | Next Full Moon May 9 | Next Waning Quarter May 17 | Next New Moon May 24 |
First Quarter in Cancer:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Cancer.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Cancer Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Capricorn Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Square Mars: The Moon is square Mars at 3:17 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 10:16 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Work hard and make positive gains towards your desires. Ritual related to Athena. [See also sextile, Sun, Moon]
Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 7:54 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, Lilac, Sage: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is lilac. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is sage or ginger. You may want to burn ginger, lilac, or sage incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like ginger, lilac, 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
Mercury Square Neptune: Mercury is square Neptune at 9:10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Conjunct Neptune: The Moon is in conjunction with Neptune at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 4:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Mercury Sextile Mars: Mercury is sextile Mars at 6:19 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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