- 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 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Upelly-Aa:
Upkelly-As: Scottish holy day. Also called Up Kelly Aa. A Scottish holy day derived from a Norse fire festival and sacrifice to the Sun, similar to the Celtic Candlemas (February 1st), for light, fire, sunlight, and the return of spring.
Day of Nodens:
Day of Nodens: British holy day. Day of Nodens, God of Dreams and Visions. Seek divination or knowledge through dreaming. Related to Days of Nudd, Lludd Llaw Ereint, and Nuadu of the Silver Hand. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
Day of Nudd:
Day of Nudd: Celtic holy day. Day of Nudd, God of Dreams and Visions. Seek divination or knowledge through dreaming. Related to Days of Nodens, Lludd Llaw Ereint, and Nuadu of the Silver Hand. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
Day of Lludd Llaw Ereint:
Day of Lludd Llaw Ereint: Welsh holy day. Day of Lludd Llaw Ereint, God of Dreams and Visions. Seek divination or knowledge through dreaming. Related to Days of Nodens, Nudd, and Nuadu of the Silver Hand. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
Day of Nuadu of the Silver Hand:
Day of Nuadu of the Silver Hand: Irish holy day. Day of Nuadu of the Silver Hand, God of Dreams and Visions. Seek divination or knowledge through dreaming. Related to Days of Nodens, Nudd, and Lludd Llaw Ereint. — Celtic information provided by Shelley M. Greer ©1997.
Day of Making Health:
Day of Making Health: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Day of making health. Stay home.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Pamenot or Phamenoth (Amenhotep)
Day 14
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Vohuman (eleventh month)
Day of Goshorum
Day 14
The day of Gosh celebrates the Av. Geush, Sentient Life or the Ox-Soul. 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: “(132) On the day of Gosh (the Bull) see to the stables and train your oxen to the plough.” 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 8
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. V Kal. Feb.
5 days before the Kalends of February
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus
The a.d. V Kal. designation means ante diem or five “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 Wheel of Fortune.
| date: | Thursday | January 28, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Cancer |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Cancer |
 Next Full Moon January 30 |  Next Waning Quarter February 5 |  Next New Moon February 13 |  Next Waxing Quarter February 21 |
Second Quarter in Cancer:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Cancer.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 11:49 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:49 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). The Moon is void of course from the last traditional aspect in a sign to the ingress into the next sign. Moon void of course is a time of distractions and miscommunications. Things started during Moon void of course tend to sputter and fail.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Cancer Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Capricorn Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Quincunx Venus: The Moon is quincunx Venus at 5:03 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:03 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to be discerning and careful in romance. Spells regarding discernment about love and romance (especially picking romantic partners).
Moon Opposite Mercury: The Moon is in opposition with Mercury at 7:21 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST or 4:21 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for routine work and attention to details.
Moon Trine Uranus: The Moon is trine Uranus at 11:49 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:49 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Originality and creativity spells (before the Moon is void of course). Time for originality. Be original and influence others. Ritual to Bast and Sekhmet. Moon Void of Course (V/C).
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Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 2:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Jan 29) or 11:06 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Postpone decisions. Relax but avoid apathy.
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:
Apricot: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is apricot. You may want to burn apricot incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like apricot.
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: | Wednesday | January 28, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | enters Pisces |
| Mercury: | Retrograde until February 1 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | enters Pisces |
Next Waxing Quarter February 2 | Next Full Moon February 9 | Next Waning Quarter February 16 | Next New Moon February 24 |
First Quarter in Aquarius:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Aquarius.
Moon enters Pisces:
Moon Enters Pisces: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Pisces at 1:12 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
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.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
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 Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at 5:27 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
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:
Ginger, Marjoram, Sage: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is marjoram. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is sage or ginger. You may want to burn ginger, marjoram, or sage incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like ginger, marjoram, or sage.
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 Libra:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Libra.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 4:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
astrological information 2008
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 1:37 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 11:02 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Mercury Goes Retrograde:
Mercury Goes Retrograde: Mercury goes retrograde in the sign Aquarius at 3:31 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 4:20 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 4:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Libra Rewarding: This day in 2008 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Aries Challenging: This day in 2008 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2007
Venus enters Pisces:
Venus Enters Pisces: Planetary ingress.
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