- 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 holy days
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
- 2007 lunar days
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Nativity of Inanna:
Nativity of Inanna: Sumerian holy day. Also called the Birthday of Inanna. Dedicated to Inanna, Sumerian Queen of Heaven and Earth (or Princess of Earth and Queen of Heaven), who is related to Aset [Isis], Astarte, Ishtar, Rhiannon, Aphrodite, Demeter, Venus.
Advent of Aset:
Advent of Aset: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Advent of Aset [Isis] from Phoenicia. Celebrates Aset (Isis) coming from Phoenicia to Kemet (Egypt) with the Ark containing the body of her husband Asar (Osiris).
White clothing is traditional for this procession. Traditional incenses are jasmine, lotus, and myrrh.
Kakizome Day:
Kakizome Day: Japanese holy day. Traditionally the “first writing” of the New Year. Families and school children use traditional Japanese clligraphy to write a favorite proverb, haiku, or quotation using traditional brush and black ink.
Seven Executioners Go Forth:
Seven Executioners Go Forth: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The seven executioners go forth. Bad.
Cassé Gâteau:
Cassé Gâteau: Voodou holy day (January 2-4). Breaking of the Cakes. Tradtitional three day celebration in Haiti where Vodou practitioners make a communal offering of food (Mange Loa) to the Loas.
Black Nazarene Fiesta:
Black Nazarene Fiesta: Philippino holy day. Black Nazarene Fiesta in Manila, the Philippines (January 1-9).
St. Basil’s Day:
St. Basil’s Day: Christian holy day. Basil the Great; Roman Christian saint.
St. Gregory’s Day:
St. Gregory’s Day: Christian holy day. Gregory of Nazianzen; Roman Christian saint.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Mekhir (Rekh-Ur)
Day 18
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Day (tenth month)
Day of Rashnu
Day 18
The day of Rashnu celebrates the Av. Rashnu, Yazad of Truth. 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: “(136) On the day of Rashnu life is gay: do, in holiness, anything you will.” 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
Beth (B)
Birch Moon
Day 10
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: Sun
Archetype: Taliesin (Celtic God of Bards)
Symbol: eagle or stag
Folk Names:
Moon of Inception
Moon of Beginning
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Snowmoon
Roman information
a.d. IV Non. Ian.
4 days before the Nones of January
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus
The a.d. IV Non. designation means ante diem or four “days before” the Nones (First Quarter 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 January is named for Janus (Ianvs). January was sacred to Janus, the Roman God of gates, doors, and entrances. Janus was an early Italic sky god that long predated Rome. Ovid claimed that Janus said “The ancient called me chaos, for a being from of old am I.” Ovid also claimed that after the world’s creation, Janus said, “It was then that I, till that time a mere ball, a shapeless lump, assumed the face and members of a god.” Joannes of Lydia said, “Our own Philadelphia still preserves a trace of the ancient belief. On the first day of the month there goes in procession no less a personage than Janus himself, dressed up in a two-faced mask, and people call him Saturnus, identifying him with Kronos.” The beginning of each day, month, and year were sacred to Janus. The Romans believed that Janus opened the gates of heaven each day at dawn , letting out the monring, and closed the gates of heaven each day at dusk.
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, January 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, January was added to the beginning of the year (following February) and 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), January had 31 days and February was moved to after January. 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. The Romans avoided giving January 30 days (skipping from 29 to 31) because of a superstitious dread of even numbers.
numerology
Today totals 2 in modern Western numerology. See the article on two for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The High Priestess.
astrological information 2016
Perihelion: The Earth is at Terrestial Perihelion at hour 23 Uinversal Time today in 2016. Terrestial Perihelion is when the earth’s eliptical orbit brings it closest to the sun each year.
astrological information 2013
Perihelion: The Earth is at Terrestial Perihelion at hour 05 Uinversal Time today in 2013. Terrestial Perihelion is when the earth’s eliptical orbit brings it closest to the sun each year.
| date: | Saturday | January 2, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Leo |
Mercury: | Retrograde until January 15  | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10 | ||
holy days 2010
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Palindrome:
Palindrome: Numerolgoical holy day. Today’s date is a palindrome in the American dating sequence: 01/02/2010.
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Leo |
 Next Waning Quarter January 7 |  Next New Moon January 15 |  Next Waxing Quarter January 23 |  Next Full Moon January 30 |
Third Quarter in Leo:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) 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 Quincunx Pluto: The Moon is quincunx Pluto at 3:02 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:02 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Be aware of emotional turmoil disturbing inner peace.
Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 4:55 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:55 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Help those in need.
Moon Quincunx Venus: The Moon is quincunx Venus at 1:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:47 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to be careful in romance.
Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:30 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for self-examination. Perform ritual for positive transformation.
Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 11:56 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:56 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to balance rational thought and emotional feelings.
Magick Color:
White or Gray: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is white or gray. You may want to burn a white or gray candle or wear some white or gray this day.
Magick Incense:
Jasmine, Lotus, Magnolia, or Myrrh: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is jasmine, lotus, magnolia, or myrrh. You may want to burn jasmine, lotus, magnolia, or myrrh incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like jasmine, lotus, magnolia, or myrrh.
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: | Friday | January 2, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Pisces |
| Mercury: | Direct until January 11 | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Pisces |
Next Waxing Quarter January 4 | Next Full Moon January 10 | Next Waning Quarter January 17 | Next New Moon January 26 |
First Quarter in Pisces:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Pisces.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
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 8:41 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Opposite Saturn: The Moon is in opposition with Saturn at 1:23 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Magick Color:
Coral: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is coral. You may want to burn a coral candle or wear some coral this day.
Magick Incense:
Cloves, Vanilla: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is vanilla. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is cloves. You may want to burn cloves or vanilla incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like cloves or 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. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.
holy days 2007 and 2008
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Maidyarem:
Maidyarem: Zoroastran holy day. ‘mid-year’ or winter feast, one of the seven obligatory feasts of Zoroastrianism and one of the six gahanbars (or gahambars). The gahanbars date back to the pre-Zoroastrian agricultural people of the Iranian Plateau and mark the changing of the agricultural seasons. The gahanbars were absorbed into Zoroastrianism as religious holy days and are celebrated with feasting and fun.
Maidyarem celebrates Vohu Manah, the creator and protector of all animal life, one of the seven male emanations of Ahura Mazda. There are also seven corresponding female emanations of the deity Ahura Mazda.
In the Fasli (seaonsal) calendar, Maidyarem is celebrated from December 31 to January 4. In the Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Maidyarem is celebrated from June 1 to June 5 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Maidyarem is celebrated from May 2 to May 6 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
lunar information 2008
Last Quarter in Scorpio:
Last Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Scorpio.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
astrological information 2008
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Juiter at 3:16 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 1:31 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Mars Opposite Pluto: Mars is in opposition with Pluto at 4:23 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 8:57 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Scorpio Rewarding: This day in 2008 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Taurus Challenging: This day in 2008 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
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.
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Cancer:
Moon Enters Cancer: Lunar ingress. The Moon enters the sign Cancer at 3:13 pm GMT.
astrological information 2005
Perihelion: The Earth is at Terrestial Perihelion at hour 01 Uinversal Time January 2nd in 2005. Terrestial Perihelion is when the earth’s eliptical orbit brings it closest to the sun each year.
astrological information 2002
Perihelion: The Earth is at Terrestial Perihelion at hour 14 Uinversal Time January 2nd in 2002. Terrestial Perihelion is when the earth’s eliptical orbit brings it closest to the sun each year.
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