January 19 pagan holy day calendar

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 holy days
2009 lunar days
2009 astrological
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.

Festival of Thor:

Festival of Thor: Norse holy day. Dedicated to Thor.

Neith Goes Forth:

Neith Goes Forth: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The brilliant festival of lights as Neith goes forth from Sais, when they see Her beauty in the night for 4-1/2 hours. Do not go out during this time. Favorable.

Robert E. Lee’s Birthday:

Robert E. Lee’s Birthday: State holiday in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Birthday of Robert E. Lee, commander in chief of the Confederate Army, celebrated by White Supremists in memory of attempts to maintain human slavery through force of arms.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Pamenot or Phamenoth (Amenhotep)
Day 5

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Vohuman (eleventh 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

Beth (B)

Birch Moon
Day 27

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. XIV Kal. Feb.
14 days before the Kalends of February
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus

The a.d. XIV Kal. designation means ante diem or 14 “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 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 1 in modern Western numerology. See the article on one for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Sun.

date:	Tuesday	January 19, 2010
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	in Pisces
Mercury:	Direct until April 18
Mars:	Retrograde until March 10
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	in Pisces
Next Waxing Quarter January 23	Next Full Moon January 30	Next Waning Quarter February 5	Next New Moon February 13

First Quarter in Pisces:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 1:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Jan 20) or 10:06 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today.

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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

astrological information 2010

Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 5:18 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:18 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of impulsiveness and impulsive emotions. Direct your energy to positive effect. Magick spells regarding strong emotions expressed directly.

Sun enters Aquarius:

--> Sun Enters Aquarius: Planetary ingress. Sun enters the sign Aquarius at 11:28 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:28 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Moon Conjunct Uranus: The Moon is in conjunction with Uranus at 1:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Jan 20) or 10:06 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Time of high hopes. Be careful of unrealistic plans. Moon Void of Course (V/C).

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:

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

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:	Monday	January 19, 2009
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Scorpio
Mercury:	Retrograde until February 1
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16

holy days 2009

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

Martine Luther King, Jr. Day:

Martine Luther King, Jr. Day: American (U.S.) holiday. His actual birthday is January 15.

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Scorpio
Next New Moon January 26	Next Waxing Quarter February 2	Next Full Moon February 9	Next Waning Quarter February 16