- 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 lunar days
- 2007 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Mashashivatri:
Mashashivatri: Hindu Indian holy day. Also called the Great Night of Shiva. Dedicated to Shiva.
The Caim is cast:
The Caim is Cast: Scots Gaelic holy day. The Caim, a protective circle, is cast around people and animals as a spiritual shield against all kinds of dangers. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
Stars Go Forth:
Stars Go Forth: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The stars go forth bitterly and openly.
Birthday of Minerva:
Birthday of Minerva: Roman holy day.
Festival of Love:
Festival of Love: Greek holy day. Festival of Love, honoring Aphrodite (Feb. 14-21).
Parentalia:
Parentalia: Roman holy day. Parentalia and Feralia (Feb. 13-21), a purification festival of peace and love devoted to ancestors and to Goddesses Mania and Vesta.
Changing Woman:
Festival in honor of Estsanatlehi: Navajo (Native American) holy day. Estsanatlehi is Changing Woman. Festival lasts for eight days starting February 16.
Burning Times:
Burning Times: Margaret Hacket executed for witchcraft at Tyburn, England, on February 19, 1585. For more information on the Burning Times see Witch Hunt
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Parmuti or Pharmuthi (Renenutet or Rennutet)
Day 6
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Spandarmad (twelfth month)
Day of Hordad
Day 6
The day of Hordad celebrates the Av. Haurvatat, the Wholeness (Perfection or health), who presides over the 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: “(124) On the day of Hordad dig your irrigation channels.” 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
Nion (N)
Ash Moon
Day 2
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: Neptune
Archetype: Lir (Celtic God of the Sea)
Symbol: trident
Folk Names:
Moon of Waters
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Horning
Roman information
a.d. XI Kal. Mart.
11 days before the Kalends of March
Month: Februa or Febrvarivs or Februarius
The a.d. XI Kal. designation means ante diem or eleven “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 February is named for a feast of purification. Romans called February the “Month of Purification”. During the festival of Lupercalia, priests would beat barren women with a goatskin thong called a februa (“means of purification”) in the belief it would make them fertile. February was originally given over the the infernal deities, making the purification feast essential as a counterbalance to all the evil that could occur in the world. February had 28 days (an even number) because of a Roman superstitious dread of even numbers. February eventually became sacred to Juno Februra, the Roman Queen Goddess.
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, Ferbuary did not exist.
Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, February was added to the end of the year (after December) and had 28 days (or 23 days with an extra five intercalary days in some years). The extra five days at the end of February were viewed as unlucky and not considered to be part of the normal year.
In some years, an intercalary month (Mensis Intercalaris) called Mercedinus or Mercedonius or Intercalaris, was placed into February in order to bring the year into alignment. The intercalary month followed February 23rd and then after the intercalary month, February resumed with February 24th. Plutarch wrote “Numa … added an intercalary month, to follow February, consisting of twentty-two days, and called by the Romans the month Mercedinus. This amendment, however, itself, in course of time, came to need other amendments.” Some scholars claim that Intercalaris was added to the Roman calendar in 452 BCE.
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), February was moved to after January and had 28 days, except in leap years, when it had 29 days. The extra leap day was added after February 23, rather than at the end of the month. 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 1 in modern Western numerology. See the article on one for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Sun.
| date: | Friday | February 19, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | enters Taurus |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | enters Taurus |
 Next Waxing Quarter February 21 |  Next Full Moon February 28 |  Next Waning Quarter March 7 |  Next New Moon March 15 |
First Quarter in Aries:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Aries.
Moon enters Taurus:
Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 5:55 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:55 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
First Quarter in Taurus:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Taurus.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Taurus Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Scorpio Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 7:20 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:20 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Work hard to obtain your desires. Ritual related to Neith or Athena.
Moon Square Mars: The Moon is square Mars at 10:55 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:55 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Impulsive time. Very emotional thinking. Ritual to Sekhmet.
Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 12:32 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 9:32 a.m.. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to examine repressed emotions. Meditate on emotions. Ritual to release that which is repressed.
Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 3:10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:10 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Spells regarding romance, pleasure, and popularity. Love magick. Time for pleasure and romance. Ritual to Bastet.
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 8:33 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:33 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Cheerful time. Time for cooperation. Spells for good times together. Cooperation rituals.
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 2:49 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Feb 20) or 11:49 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Cheerful time. Be affectionate. Spells regarding harmony. Ritual to Bast (Artemis, Diana) and Het Heret (Hathor, Aphrodite, Venus).
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:
Vanilla: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is vanilla. You may want to burn vanilla incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like vanilla.
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 | February 19, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Capricorn |
| Mercury: | Direct until May 7 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Capricorn |
Next New Moon February 24 | Next Waxing Quarter March 4 | Next Full Moon March 10 | Next Waning Quarter March 18 |
Fourth Quarter in Sagittarius:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Sagittarius.
Moon enters Capricorn:
Moon Enters Capricorn: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Capricorn at 8:25 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Fourth Quarter in Capricorn:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Capricorn.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Capricorn Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Cancer Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 10:43 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Work hard and make positive gains towards your desires. Ritual related to Athena. [See also sextile, Sun, Moon]
Moon Conjunct Pluto: The Moon is in conjunction with Pluto at 2:06 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Magick Color:
Crimson: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is crimson. You may want to burn a crimson candle or wear some crimson this day.
Magick Incense:
Bay Leaf, Mulberry: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is mulberry. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is bay leaf. You may want to burn bay leaf or mulberry incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like bay leaf or mulberry.
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 Leo:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Leo.
astrological information 2008
Sun enters Pisces:
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Sun Enters Pisces: Solar ingress. The Sun enters the sign Pisces at 1:49 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Opposite Mercury: The Moon is in opposition with Mercury at 4:26 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 1:58 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Sextile Pluto: The Sun is sextile Pluto at 5:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 8:55 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Aries:
Moon Enters Aries: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aries at 7:05 pm GMT.
astrological information 2007
Pisces:
Beginning of Pisces: Astrological day. First day of the Sun sign Pisces. Planetary ingress, Sun enters Pisces.
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