- 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
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Midwife’s Day:
Midwife’s Day: Macedonian holy day. Midwife’s Day (also called Midwives’ Day), a women’s festival to honor birth and midwives, dedicated to the Goddess Babo. Parade in honor of local midwives. Village midwives were often given gifts of towels, soap, wine, and food at a village feast.
Festival of Aset:
Festival of Aset: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Festival of Aset [Isis].
Birth of Aion:
Birth of Aion: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Birth of Aion.
Justicia Day:
Sacred Day for Justicia: Roman holy day. Honors Justicia, the Roman Goddess of justice.
Black Nazarene Fiesta:
Black Nazarene Fiesta: Philippino holy day. Black Nazarene Fiesta in Manila, the Philippines (January 1-9).
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Mekhir (Rekh-Ur)
Day 24
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Day (tenth month)
Day of Den
Day 24
The day of Den celebrates the Av. Daena, Religion, also Inner Self or Conscience. 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: “(142) On the day of Den (the Religion) kill noxious beasts and reptiles.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The fourth week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates religious ideas.
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 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: 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. VI Id. Ian.
6 days before the Ides of January
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus
The a.d. VI Id. designation means ante diem or six “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 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 8 in modern Western numerology. See the article on eight for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is Strength.
| date: | Friday | January 8, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Scorpio |
Mercury: | Retrograde until January 15  | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Scorpio |
 Next New Moon January 15 |  Next Waxing Quarter January 23 |  Next Full Moon January 30 |  Next Waning Quarter February 5 |
Fourth Quarter in Libra:
Fourth Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Libra.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 1:07 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:07 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) on January 7 (yesterday).
Moon enters Scorpio:
Moon Enters Scorpio: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Scorpio at 5:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Fourth Quarter in Scorpio:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Scorpio.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Scorpio Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Taurus Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 1:07 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:07 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) on January 7 (yesterday). Time of optimism, possibly Overly optimistic. Ritual to Ra (before Moon is void of course). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Venus Quincunx Mars: Venus is quincunx Mars at 6:56 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 3:56 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Artistic expression od sexual desires. Ritaul to Het Heret (Hathor) or Aset (Isis).
Moon Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at TIME p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or TIME p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Enlightening discussions. Time of strong or intense feelings. Ritual to Seshat.
Moon Sextile Mercury: The Moon is sextile Mercury at 9:26 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:26 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for new ideas. May require quick thinking. Ritual to Djehuti (Thoth).
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:
Alder: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is alder. You may want to burn alder incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like alder.
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 | January 8, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Gemini |
| Mercury: | Direct until January 11 | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Gemini |
Next Full Moon January 10 | Next Waning Quarter January 17 | Next New Moon January 26 | Next Waxing Quarter February 2 |
Second Quarter in Gemini:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Gemini.
Gemini Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Gemini because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Sagittarius Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Sagittarius because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 12:02 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 3:55 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 7:36 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 8:34 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Magick Color:
Green: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is green. You may want to burn a green candle or wear some green this day.
Magick Incense:
Bay Leaf, Myrrh: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is myrrh. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is bay leaf. You may want to burn bay leaf or myrrh incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like bay leaf 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. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.
lunar information 2008
Last Quarter in Capricorn:
Last Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Capricorn.
New Moon:
New Moon: Lunar. New Moon in Capricorn occurs at 6:37 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in 2008. This is a Wiccan Esbat.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 6:37 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
First Quarter in Capricorn:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Capricorn.
astrological information 2008
Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 2:54 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Conjunct Moon: The Sun is in conjunction with the Moon at 6:37 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Capricorn Rewarding: This day in 2008 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Cancer Challenging: This day in 2008 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
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