April 30 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 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 holy days
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological

fixed holy days

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

Beltane:

    Beltane: Wiccan holy day. One of the eight Wiccan Sabbats. Traditionally the bale fire is lit without the use of metal on this day.
    The nine woods traditionally placed in the traditional Celtic Druid balefire are: apple, cedar, dogwood, elder, holly, juniper, oak, poplar, and rowan.
    The nine woods traditionally placed in the traditional Wiccan Witchcraft balefire (often placed in this exact order): birch, oak, rowan, willows, hawthorn, hazel, apple, grape, and fir. Elder is never burned by a Wiccan Witch. Instead, a hollow elder tube is used to blow on the embers to start the balefire. Traditionally elder referred to European elder, but many Witches in North America use American elder instead. Wiccans never burn elder.
    Some Witches celebrate Beltane on May 1st.

Festival of Floralia:

Last Day of the Festival of Floralia: Roman holy day. The Festival of Floralia was a three day festival from April 28 to April 30.

Mangé les Morts:

Mangé les Morts: Voodou holy day.

Queen’s Day:

Queen’s Day: Netherlands. Queen’s Day.

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Anyone born on this day will be a great magistrate among all people. (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 16

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Ardwahisht (second month)
Day of Khwarshed
Day 11

The day of Khwarshed celebrates the Av. Hvar Khshaeta, The Shining Sun. 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: “(129) On the day of Khwarshed (the Sun) take your children to the grammar-school so that they may become literate and wise.” 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 16

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

prid. Kal. Mai.
(pridie) eve of the Kalends of May
Month: Aprilis

The pridie Kalends is the eve of the Kalends (first day of the next month). Pridie (abbreviated prid.) is Latin for “the evening before”.

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 3 in modern Western numerology. See the article on three for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Empress.

date:	Friday	April 30, 2010
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	in Sagittarius
Mercury:	Retrograde until May 11
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	in Sagittarius
Next Waning Quarter May 6	Next New Moon May 13	Next Waxing Quarter May 20	Next Full Moon May 27

Third Quarter in Sagittarius:

Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Sagittarius.

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

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

astrological information 2010

Moon Opposite Venus: The Moon is in opposition with Venus at 10:23 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:23 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Extravagant time. Emotions run in excess.

Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 11:13 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:13 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to balance your rational thought and your emotional feelings. This is the classic Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) balance between Ma’at (right order, truth, justice) and Sekhmet (raw power, creative energy).

Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 5:26 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:26 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Self-analysis and change. Time for self-examination. Magick spells for self-transformation. Perform ritual for positive transformation.

Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 9:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:17 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Perform harmony spells. Time of harmony, cheer, and excitement. Ritual to Seth, Thor, Mars, Ares.

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:

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 30, 2009
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Leo
Mercury:	Direct until May 7
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Leo
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.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 12:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon enters Leo:

Moon Enters Leo: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Leo at 8:56 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

First Quarter in Leo:

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

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 Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 10:33 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon Trine Uranus: The Moon is trien Uranus at 12:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).

Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 2:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).