- 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 holy days
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Rebel Day:
Rebel Day: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day the crew leads the rebels. (from the Cairo Calendar)
Name Day:
Name Day of Tir: Zoroastran holy day. Each day and month of the Zoroastrian calendar is presided over by a spiritual being. When the spiritual being of the day and the month are the same, such as today (Tir or Tishtar), the day is particularly sacred. In the Fasli (seasonal) calendar, this is the sacred day of Tir or Tishtar. Tishtar celebrates the Av. Tishtrya, The Star Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens.
Canada Day:
Canada Day: Canadian (Canada) holiday.
Kemetic tradition:
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not go out in the morning. If any lion goes out on this day on the earth he will be blind and they will say: “He shall not live.” (from the Cairo Calendar)
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Mesore (Heru-Khuiti)
Day 18
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Tir (fourth month)
Day of Tir (or Tishtar)
Day 13
The day of Tishtar celebrates the Av. Tishtrya, The Star Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens. 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: “(131) On the day of Tir (Sirius) send your children to learn archery and jousting and horsemanship.” 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
Duir (D)
Oak Moon
Day 22
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: Jupiter
Archetype: Dagda
Symbol: golden wheel
Folk Names:
Moon of Strength
Moon of Security
Bear Moon
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Haymoon
Roman information
Kal. Quin. or Kal. Ivl.
Kalends of July
Month: Quintilis or Quinctilis or Ivlivs or Julius
The Kalends is the first day of the month and was celebrated as a religious holy day to Juno, the Roman Queen Goddess. In the earliest Roman lunar calendar, the Kalends was the day of the New Moon. In Roman society, interest on a debt was due on the Kalends. Under the lunar calendar, a pontifex (priest) would observe the sky and call out the first sighting of the thin lunar crescent of the New Moon, indicating the start of a new month. The English word calendar comes from the Latin word Kalends, which in turn came from the Latin word calare meaning to announce solemly or to call out.
The Roman month of Quintilis (or Quinctilis) is named for quin, because it was originally the fifth month of the Roman solar year. In 45 BCE, the Roman Senate renamed the month Julius (July), for then Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. July was sacred to Jupiter (Ivppiter), Roman King of Gods.
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, Quintilis (the fifth month) had 31 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, July had 31 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), July had 31 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. The Roman Senate changed the name of the month Quintilis to Julius (July) in honor of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. 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.
numerology
Today totals 1 in modern Western numerology. See the article on one for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Magician.
| date: | Thursday | July 1, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Pisces |
Mercury: | Direct until August 20 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 7  | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 14 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Pisces |
 Next Waning Quarter July 4 |  Next New Moon July 11 |  Next Waxing Quarter July 18 |  Next Full Moon July 25 |
Third Quarter in Pisces:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) 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 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 Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at 5:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:12 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Enlightening discussions. Time of strong or intense feelings. Ritual to Seshat.
Mercury Sextile Mars: Mercury is sextile Mars at 8:19 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:19 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to laugh and socialize. Sense of humor. Easy socializing.
Sun Trine Moon: The Sun is trine the Moon at 5:16 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:16 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Man and woman well aspected. Easy time with the opposite sex.
Moon Opposite Mars: The Moon is in opposition with Mars at 12:44 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (July 2) or 9:44 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Lots of energy, but very little cooperation. Direct energy carefully.
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:
Jasmine: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is jasmine. You may want to burn jasmine incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like jasmine.
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 | July 1, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | enters Scorpio |
| Mercury: | Direct until September 7 | ||
Jupiter: | Retrograde until October 13 | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 1 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 4 | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 11 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | enters Scorpio |
Next Full Moon July 7 | Next Waning Quarter July 15 | Next New Moon July 21 | Next Waxing Quarter July 28 |
Second Quarter in Libra:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Libra.
Moon enters Scorpio:
Moon Enters Scorpio: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Scorpio at 12:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Second Quarter in Scorpio:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) 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 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Taurus Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Uranus Goes Retrograde:
Uranus Goes Retrograde: Uranus goes retrograde in the sign Pisces at 3:37 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at 3:40 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Time of intense feelings.
Venus Square Neptune: Venus is square Neptune at 4:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Time for your talents to shine.
Mercury Trine Neptune: Mercury is trine Neptune at 4:48 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Romantic spells.
Sun Trine Moon: The Sun is trine the Moon at 7:48 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Easy time with opposite sex.
Mercury Trine Jupiter: Mercury is trine Jupiter at 9:34 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Time for interesting work.
Mercury Square Uranus: Mercury is square Uranus at 10:13 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Don’t worry.
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:
Bay Laurel, Ginger, Sage: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is bay laurel. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is sage or ginger. You may want to burn bay laurel, ginger, or sage incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like bay laurel, ginger, 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.
holy days 2007 and 2008
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Maidyoshahem:
Maidyoshahem: Zoroastran holy day. ‘Mid-summer’ feast, one of the seven obligatory feasts of Zoroastrianism and one of the six gahanbars (or gahambars). The gahanbars date back to the pre-Zoroastrian agricultural people of the Iranian Plateau and mark the changing of the agricultural seasons. The gahanbars were absorbed into Zoroastrianism as religious holy days and are celebrated with feasting and fun.
In the Fasli (seaonsal) calendar, Maidyoshahem is celebrated from June 29 to July 3. In the Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Maidyoshahem is celebrated from November 28 to December 2 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Maidyoshahem is celebrated from October 29 to November 2 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
lunar information 2008
Fourth Quarter in Gemini:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Gemini.
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 2008. 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.
astrological information 2008
Mercury Quincunx Jupiter: Mercury is quincunx Jupiter at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 9:32 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Conjunct Mercury: The Moon is in conjunction with Mercury at 9:37 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Mars enters Virgo:
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Mars Enters Virgo: Planetary ingress. Mars enters the sign Virgo at 12:21 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 4:11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 6:12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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