- 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
- 2007 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Tsao Chun:
Tsao Chun: Chinese holy day. Tsao Chun, festival of the Kitchen God (a man’s God).
Yalda Night:
Yalda Night: Zoroastrian holy day. On Yalda Night, the longest night of the year, Zoroastrians banish the spirits of Darkness in a feast celebrating the ultimate victory of Good over Evil. The feast includes eating, singing, dancing, and fortune-telling games.
Halcyon Days:
Halcyon Days: Greek holy day. December 14-28 are the Halcyon Days, the seven days before and after Yule, a time of calm and tranquility derived from Alcyone, a Greek Goddess of the Pleiades connected with Artemis [Bast] and Aphrodite [Het Heret].
Fourth Day of Saternalia:
Festival of Saternalia: Roman holy day. December 17 through December 24 are Saternalia, for Saturn, the Planter God.
Navidades:
Navidades: Puerto Rican holy day. December 15-January 6 are the Navidades, for the Yule Child, which is based on the older Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) Twins, Heru Sa Aset [Horus/Apollo] and Bast [Artemis].
Posadas:
Posadas: Mexican holy day. December 16-24 is Posadas, the ritual enactment and celebration of the Yule Child, who was originally the Twins, Heru Sa Aset [Horus/Apollo] and Bast [Artemis].
Kemetic tradition:
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition: All you see today will be good.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Mekhir (Rekh-Ur)
Day 5
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Day (tenth month)
Day of Spandarmad
Day 5
The day of Spandarmad celebrates the Av. Spenta Armaiti, the Holy (or Beneficent) Devotion, who presides over the Earth. 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: “(123) On the day of Spandarmad till your land.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The first seven days (first week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrate Ahura Mazda and the Amesha Spentas (literally translated Beneficent Immortals). They are the highest spiritual beings created by Ahura Mazda.
The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.
Celtic (ancient Druid) information
Ogham tree calendar
Ruis (R)
Elder Moon
Day 26
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: Masculine
Planet: Saturn
Archetype: Pryderi, son of Pwyll
Symbol: raven
Folk Names:
Moon of Completeness
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Yule
Roman information
a.d. XIII Kal. Ian.
13 days before the Kalends of January
Month: December
The a.d. XIII Kal. designation means ante diem or 13 “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 December is named for decem, because it was originally the tenth month of the Roman solar year. December was sacred to Vesta, the Roman Goddess of hearth, home, and family.
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, December (the tenth 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, December 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), December had 31 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 2 in modern Western numerology. See the article on two for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is Judgement.
| date: | Monday | December 20, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Gemini |
Mercury: | Retrograde until December 30  | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Gemini |
 Next Full Moon December 21 |  Next Waning Quarter December 27 |  Next New Moon January 4 |  Next Waxing Quarter January 12 |
Second Quarter in Gemini:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) 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
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 3:42 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:42 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Patience leads to results. Be patient and accomplish your goals.
Mercury Square Uranus: Mercury is square Uranus at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 3:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of sarcasm. Worry-free time.
Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 8:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:01 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Beware of broken promises and impracticality.
Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 10:09 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:09 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for idealism, friendship, and romance. Romance and friendship spells. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor), Venus, and Aphrodite.
Moon Opposite Mercury: The Moon is in opposition with Mercury at 10:19 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:19 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for routine work and attention to details.
Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 10:43 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:43 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of erratic or eccentric behavior. Quick thinking. Chaos spells.
Mercury Sextile Neptune: Mercury is sextile Neptune at 12:03 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Dec 21) or 9:03 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Intuitive awareness is greatly heightened. Time of cleverness.
Magick Color:
Lavender: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is lavender. You may want to burn a lavendar candle or wear some lavendar this day.
Magick Incense:
Narcissus: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is narcissus. You may want to burn narcissus incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like narcissus.
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 | December 20, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Aquarius |
| Mercury: | Direct until December 26 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10, 2010 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Aquarius |
Next Waxing Quarter December 24 | Next Full Moon December 31 | Next Waning Quarter January 7 | Next New Moon January 15 |
First Quarter in Aquarius:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Aquarius.
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
Mars Goes Retrograde:
Mars Goes Retrograde: Mars goes retrograde in the sign Leo at 8:26 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Opposite Mars: The Moon is in opposition with Mars at 9:44 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Venus Sextile Jupiter: Venus is sextile Jupiter at 11:53 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Magick Color:
Orange: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is orange. You may want to burn an orange candle or wear some orange this day.
Magick Incense:
Almond, Catnip, Marjoram: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is almond. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is marjoram or catnip. You may want to burn almond, catnip, or marjoram incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like almond, catnip, or marjoram.
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 Libra:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Libra.
astrological information 2008
Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 9:21 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 1:02 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 9:13 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
astrological information 2007
Mercury enters Capricorn:
Mercury Enters Capricorn: Planetary ingress.
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