- 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.
Disting Feast:
Disting Feast: Norse holy day. Disting feast of the Disir Norse guardian Goddesses.
Nourriture Rituelle des sources têt d’ l’eau:
Nourriture Rituelle des sources têt d’ l’eau: Voodou holy day.
Burns’ Night:
Burns’ Night: Scottish holiday. Celebration of Scottish poet Robert Burns. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997. Celebrated with a meal of haggis, which Burns immortalized in a poem.
Conversion of Paul:
Conversion of Paul: Christian holy day. Mythical conversion of Saul of Tarsus/Paul to Christianity. NOTE: It is extremely unlikely that Paul was ever a Jew, much less a Pharisee, as he didn’t even read and write Hebrew (something expected of every Jewish boy) and makes numerous mistakes about Hebrew tradition, Jewish religious practices and beliefs, and Israeli geography and history. It is likely that Paul made up the mythical Jesus based on a misunderstanding of Greek translations of the Hebrew bible, combined with elements of Hellenism, Zoarastrianism, Gnostic Christainity, Mithraism (the entire birth myth is from Mithraism), and the Bull God of his native Tarsus (the entire death and resurrection myth is from the Tarsus religion).
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Pamenot or Phamenoth (Amenhotep)
Day 11
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Vohuman (eleventh month)
Day of Khwarshed
Day 11
The day of Khwarshed celebrates the Av. Hvar Khshaeta, The Shining Sun. 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: “(129) On the day of Khwarshed (the Sun) take your children to the grammar-school so that they may become literate and wise.” 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 5
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. VIII Kal. Feb.
8 days before the Kalends of February
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus
The a.d. VIII Kal. designation means ante diem or eight “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 7 in modern Western numerology. See the article on seven for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Chariot.
| date: | Monday | January 25, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | enters Gemini |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | enters Gemini |
 Next Full Moon January 30 |  Next Waning Quarter February 5 |  Next New Moon February 13 |  Next Waxing Quarter February 21 |
Second Quarter in Taurus:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Taurus.
Moon enters Gemini:
Moon Enters Gemini: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Gemini at 6:11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 3:11 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Second Quarter in Gemini:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Gemini.
Gemini Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Gemini because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Sagittarius Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Sagittarius because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 9:09 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:09 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Beware of broken promises and impracticality.
Moon Quincunx Pluto: The Moon is quincunx Pluto at 1:27 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:27 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of emtional upheaveal. Inner peace shattered.
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 2:04 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 11:04 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Patience leads to results. Be patient and accomplish your goals.
Sun Trine Moon: The Sun is trine the Moon at 4:17 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:17 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Man and woman well aspected. Easy time with the opposite sex.
Mercury Quincunx Mars: Mercury is quincunx Mars at 8:40 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:40 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Nervous energy can cause strain.
Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 10:37 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:37 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to redocorate your altar. Buy beautiful things to redecorate your room, house, and life. Witchy shopping time.
Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 1:35 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Jan 26) or 10:35 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Exciting time. Emotions positvely in action. Ritual to Bes.
Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 2:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Jan 26) or 11:06 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Time to balance your rational thought and your emotional feelings.
Magick Color:
Gray: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is gray. You may want to burn a gray candle or wear some gray this day.
Magick Incense:
Neroli: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is neroli. You may want to burn neroli incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like neroli.
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: | Sunday | January 25, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Aquarius |
| Mercury: | Retrograde until February 1 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Aquarius |
Next New Moon January 26 | Next Waxing Quarter February 2 | Next Full Moon February 9 | Next Waning Quarter February 16 |
Fourth Quarter in Capricorn:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Capricorn.
Hecate Moon:
Hecate Moon: Lunar Greek holy day. On the last day of the lunar month (the day before the New Moon), the Greeks honored Hecate, the Goddess of Witches, by leaving a small meal on altars at crossroads. These meals were eaten by the poor or animals (note use a paper plate, because any plate must be permanently donated to Hecate). Occurs today in 2009. Many modern Witches and Wiccans volunteer to help distribute food the poor on this day. Other modern Witches and Wiccans organize food drives or donate food for the poor on this day. See also Hecate black candle love spell.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 4:08 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon enters Aquarius:
Moon Enters Aquarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aquarius at 1:56 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Fourth Quarter in Aquarius:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Aquarius.
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 Mercury: The Moon is in conjunction with Mercury at 4:08 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Moon Conjunct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 11:36 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Magick Color:
Amber: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is amber. You may want to burn a amber candle or wear some amber this day.
Magick Incense:
Catnip, Frankincense, Marjoram: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is frankincense. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is marjoram or catnip. You may want to burn catnip, frankincense, or marjoram incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like catnip, frankincense, or marjoram.
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 Virgo:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Virgo.
astrological information 2008
Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 1:10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Opposite Uranus: The Moon is in opposition with uranus at 3:44 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Pluto enters Capricorn:
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Pluto Enters Capricorn: Planetary ingress. Pluto enters the sign Capricorn at 9:37 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Virgo Rewarding: This day in 2008 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Pisces Challenging: This day in 2008 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Taurus:
Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 1:28 pm GMT.
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