August 9 pagan holy day calendar

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 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological
2007 lunar days
2007 astrological

fixed holy days

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

Ra Swallows Neteru:

Ra Swallows Neteru: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day Re (or Ra) swallows all the neteru. When they move about he kills them and vomits them out into the water. Their bodies turn to fish and their souls to birds. Do not eat fish today. Do not warm oil. Do not eat birds.

Feast of the Fire Spirits:

Feast of the Fire Spirits: Wiccan holy day. Dried mandrake root or yarrow herb is cast into fires as offerings to the Salamanders.

Vinalia Rustica:

Vinanlia Rustica: Roman holy day. Festival to Venus.

Festival of Venus:

Festival of Venus: Roman holy day. Celebrated from sunset yesterday (August 8) to sunset today.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Tot-abet or Djehuti (Djehuti [Thoth])
Day 22

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Amurdad (fifth month)
Day of Wad (or Gowad)
Day 22

The day of Gowad celebrates the Av. Vata, Wind, atmosphere. 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: “(140) On the day of Wad (the Wind) confine yourself to words and do not undertake anything new.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Coll (C)

Hazel Moon
Day 5

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: Mercury
Archetype: Ogma
Symbol: rainbow fish
Folk Names:
Moon of the Wise
Crone Moon

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Harvest

Roman information

a.d. V Id. Avg. or a.d. V Id. Sex.
5 days before the Ides of August
Month: Sextilis or Avgvstvs or Augustus

The a.d. V Id. designation means ante diem or five “days before” the Ides (Full Moon) of the 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 Sextilis is named for sex or sext, because it was originally the sixth month of the Roman solar year. In 8 BCE, the Roman Senate renamed the month Augustus (August), for then Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. August was sacred to Ceres, Roman Goddess of grain.

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, Sextilis (the sixth 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, Sextilis 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), Sextilis 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 (including expanding August to 31 days), resulting in the modern Western calendar. The Roman Senate changed the name of the month Sextilis to Augustus (August) in honor of the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. 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:	Monday	August 9, 2010
Moon:	New Moon		in Leo
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Jupiter:	Retrograde until November 18
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 5
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 7
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

holy days 2010

These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.

New Moon Esbat:

New Moon Esbat: Lunar. Occurs at 11:08 p.m. Eastern Time (EST) or 8:08 p.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.

Amavasya:

Amavasya: Hindu holy day. The New Moon Day that begins the Hindu lunar month.

lunar information 2010

Moon:	New Moon		in Leo
Next New Moon September 8	Next Waxing Quarter August 16	Next Full Moon August 24	Next Waning Quarter September 1

Fourth Quarter in Leo:

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

New Moon:

New Moon: Lunar. Occurs at 11:08 p.m. Eastern Time (EST) or 8:08 p.m. Pacific Time (PST) in 2010. This is a Wiccan Esbat.See also Aphrodite New Moon love spell.

First Quarter in Leo:

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

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

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

astrological information 2010

Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 12:07 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 9:07 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Aug 8). Time of optimism, possibly Overly optimistic. Ritual to Ra.

Moon Quincunx Pluto: The Moon is quincunx Pluto at 12:22 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 9:22 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Aug 8). Time of emtional upheaveal. Inner peace shattered.

Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 5:40 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:40 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Exciting time. Emotions positvely in action. Ritual to Bes.

Venus Opposite Jupiter: Venus is in opposition with Jupiter at 7:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:40 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for practical plans. Time for realism. Ritual to Serapis.

Sun Conjunct Moon: The Sun is in conjunction with the Moon at 11:08 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:08 p.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. New Moon.

Venus Square Pluto: Venus is square Pluto at 12:05 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (Aug 10) or 9:05 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Be careful about judging others too harshly.

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:

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

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:	Sunday	August 9, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Aries
Mercury:	Direct until September 7
Jupiter:	Retrograde until October 13
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 1
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 4
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Aries
Next Waning Quarter August 13	Next New Moon August 20	Next Waxing Quarter August 27	Next Full Moon September 4

Third Quarter in Pisces:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 8:44 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Do nothing important.

Moon enters Aries:

Moon Enters Aries: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aries at 4:23 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Third Quarter in Aries:

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

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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

astrological information 2009

Moon Conjunct Uranus: The Moon is in conjunction with Uranus at 8:44 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Be careful of unrealistic plans. Moon Void of Course (V/C).

Moon Square Pluto: The Moon is square Pluto at 6:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Avoid making demands.