July 8 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.

Day Ntr Established:

Day Ntr Established: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day Ntr is established in front of the crew of Re (Ra) who is happy in the Hewet Desert. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Nonae Caprotinae:

Nonae Caprotinae: Roman holy day. The Nones of the Wild Figs was celebrated with a Feast.

Vitulatio:

Vitulatio: Roman holy day.

Burning Times:

Burning Times: Anne and John Byrd acquitted as Witches at Princess Anne (Norfolk), Virginia, on July 8, 1698. Countersued their accuser for defamation.

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 25

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Tir (fourth month)
Day of Warharan
Day 20

The day of Warharan celebrates the Av. Verethraghna, Victory, Triumph over evil. 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: “(138) On the day of Warharan lay the foundations of your house so that it may be speedily completed, and go out to battle and warfare so that you may return the victor.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Tinne (T)

Holly Moon
Day 1

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). Robert Graves claimed that the Celts used a 13 month tree calendar. Critics dispute this claim. Graves’ claims are based on 19th century work by Edward Davies, who found references to the trees in the 1685 work Ogygia by Ruairi Ó Flaitheartaigh, which was in turn derived from oral history and older works such as Book of Ballymote and Auraicept na n-Éces.

Polarity: Feminine
Planet: Earth
Archetype: Danu
Symbol: flaming spear
Folk Names:
Moon of Encirclement
Moon of Polarity

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Haymoon

Roman information

a.d. VIII Id. Quin. or a.d. VIII Id. Ivl.
8 days before the Ides of July
Month: Quintilis or Quinctilis or Ivlivs or Julius

The a.d. VIII Id. designation means ante diem or eight “days before” the Ides (Full Moon) of the 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 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 8 in modern Western numerology. See the article on eight for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is Strength.

date:	Thursday	July 8, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Gemini
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 5
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 7
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Gemini
Next New Moon July 11	Next Waxing Quarter July 18	Next Full Moon July 25	Next Waning Quarter August 3

Fourth Quarter in Taurus:

Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Taurus.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 2:10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 11:10 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (July 7). 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.

Moon enters Gemini:

Moon Enters Gemini: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Gemini at 3:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:51 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Fourth Quarter in Gemini:

Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) 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 Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 12:53 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 9:53 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (July 7). Be careful — You may be gullible and your judgement may be poor. Time for serious thinking.

Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 2:10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 11:10 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (July 7). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Patience leads to results. Be patient and accomplish your goals. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 4:54 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:54 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to be original, creative, and inventive. Creativity and originality magick spells. Innovation and new ideas. Ritual to Nun and Bast.

Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:15 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Cheerful time. Time for cooperation. Spells for good times together. Cooperation rituals.

Moon Quincunx Pluto: The Moon is quincunx Pluto at 10:34 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:34 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of emtional upheaveal. Inner peace shattered.

Mercury Quincunx Neptune: Mercury is quincunx Npetune at 3:58 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:58 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for creative visualization and healing.

Venus Opposite Neptune: Venus is in opposition with Neptune at 7:55 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of impractical idealism. Be aware of deceptive thinking.

Mercury Sextile Saturn: Mercury is sextile Saturn at 1:35 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (July 9) or 10:35 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Time to plan for the future. Time of good judgement.

Magick Color:

Turquoise: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is turquoise. You may want to burn a turquoise candle or wear some turquoise this day.

Magick Incense:

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

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.

Neptune Retrograde:

Neptune Retrograde causes denial: Neptune retrograde from May 31 until Nov 7. Neptune is the ruler of delusions. This is one of the days during Neptune Retrograde that has the greatest tendency for denial because of the relation to Venus.

date:	Wednesday	July 8, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Aquarius
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

holy days 2009

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

Numerology:

Numerology: Using the American style of writing time and date, at 4:56 a.m. and 4:56 p.m. (both any time zone) the time will be 4:56, 07/08/09 (456789).

Numerology:

Numerology: Using the American style of writing time and date, at 12:34:56 a.m. and 12:34:56 p.m. (both any time zone) the time will be 12:34:56, 07/08/09 (123456789).

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Aquarius
Next Waning Quarter July 15	Next New Moon July 21	Next Waxing Quarter July 28	Next Full Moon August 5