- 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
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Day of Judgement:
Day of Judgement: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The Day of Judgement in Heliopolis. Very favorable.
Day of Het Heret:
Day of Het Heret: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Also called Day of Hathor. Day of Het Heret [Hathor]. Het Heret (Hathor) is the ancient Egyptian Mother Goddess, called Queen of Heaven, Queen of Earth, and the Celestial Cow. Religious ritual featured pouring cow’s milk into the Nile River while priestesses recited prayers to Het Heret.
Day of Banba:
Day of Banba: Irish Celtic holy day. Day of Banba, daughter of the Dagda. Along with Eire and Fodhla, She is a part of the Triple Goddess who protects Ireland from invasions. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Pamenot or Phamenoth (Amenhotep)
Day 9
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Vohuman (eleventh month)
Day of Adar
Day 9
The day of Adar celebrates the Av. Atar, Fire. 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: “(127) On the day of Adar (Fire) go for a walk and do not bake bread for it is a grievous sin.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The second seven days (second week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates light and nature.
The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.
Celtic (ancient Druid) information
Ogham tree calendar
Luis (L)
Rowan Moon
Day 3
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: Uranus
Archetype: Brigantia
Symbol: green dragon
Folk Names:
Moon of Vision
Spirit Moon
Astral travel Moon
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Snowmoon
Roman information
a.d. X Kal. Feb.
10 days before the Kalends of February
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus
The a.d. X Kal. designation means ante diem or ten “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 5 in modern Western numerology. See the article on five for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Hierophant.
| date: | Saturday | January 23, 2010 | |
Moon: | Waxing Quarter | in Taurus | |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | Waxing Quarter | in Taurus | |
 Next Waxing Quarter February 21 |  Next Full Moon January 30 |  Next Waning Quarter February 5 |  Next New Moon February 13 |
First Quarter in Taurus:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Taurus.
Moon Enters Second Quarter:
Second Quarter: The moon enters the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Taurus at 5:53 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:53 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Second Quarter in Taurus:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Taurus.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
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
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 1:51 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:51 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Jan 22). Cheerful time. Time for cooperation. Spells for good times together. Cooperation rituals.
Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 5:53 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:53 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Waxing Quarter. Be patient. Good things will come at Full Moon to those who are patient now. Ritual to Geb.
Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 7:19 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:19 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Spells regarding romance, pleasure, and popularity. Love magick. Time for pleasure and romance. Ritual to Bastet.
Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 8:12 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:12 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to examine repressed emotions. Meditate on emotions. Ritual to release that which is repressed.
Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 11:36 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:36 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to relax with friends.
Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 5:07 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:07 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Make your decisions. Influence and persuade others.
Moon Square Mars: The Moon is square Mars at 10:03 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:03 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Impulsive time. Very emotional thinking. Ritual to Sekhmet.
Magick Color:
Black: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is black. You may want to burn a black candle or wear some black this day.
Magick Incense:
Pine: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is pine. You may want to burn pine incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like pine.
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 23, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Capricorn |
| Mercury: | Retrograde until February 1 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Capricorn |
Next New Moon January 26 | Next Waxing Quarter February 2 | Next Full Moon February 9 | Next Waning Quarter February 16 |
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 1:18 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
Moon Conjunct Pluto: The Moon is in conjunction with Pluto at 5:26 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Magick Color:
Rose: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is rose. You may want to burn a rose candle or wear some rose this day.
Magick Incense:
Cloves, Thyme: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is thyme. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is cloves. You may want to burn cloves or thyme incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like cloves or thyme.
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
Third Quarter in Leo:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Leo.
astrological information 2008
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 9:22 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Opposite Neptune: The Moon is in opposition with Neptune at 5:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Opposite Mercury: The Moon is in opposition with Mercury at 7:13 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Leo Rewarding: This day in 2008 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Aquarius Challenging: This day in 2008 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Aries:
Moon Enters Aries: Lunar ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aries at 10:51 am GMT.
holy days 2006
Blue Monday:
Blue Monday: The most depressing day of the year in 2006, as calculated by Dr. Cliff Arnall of the University of Cardiff’s Center for Lifelong Learning.
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