July 10 pagan holy day calendar

fixed holy days (same date every year)
Kemetic calendar
Zoroastrian calendar
Celtic Ogham tree calendar
Roman calendar
numerology
tarot
2010 holy days
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.

Neptunalia:

Neptunalia: Roman holy day. Annual festival to honor Neptune in ancient Rome. Modern Wiccans in Italy honor Neptune by lighting a blue candle inscribed with the trident symbol and anointed with seawater and placing it on the altar next to items from the sea (such as seashells).

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not do anything on this day. (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 27

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Tir (fourth month)
Day of Wad (or Gowad)
Day 22

The day of Gowad celebrates the Av. Vata, Wind, atmosphere. 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: “(140) On the day of Wad (the Wind) confine yourself to words and do not undertake anything new.” 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 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: 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. VI Id. Quin. or a.d. VI Id. Ivl.
6 days before the Ides of July
Month: Quintilis or Quinctilis or Ivlivs or Julius

The a.d. VI Id. designation means ante diem or six “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 1 in modern Western numerology. See the article on one for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Wheel of Fortune.

date:	Saturday	July 10, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Cancer
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 5
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 7
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

holy days 2010

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

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 2010. 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.

lunar information 2010

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

Fourth Quarter in Gemini:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 6:17 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:17 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). 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 Cancer:

Moon Enters Cancer: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Cancer at 7:38 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:38 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Fourth Quarter in Cancer:

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

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 Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 4:47 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:47 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for idealism, friendship, and romance. Romance and friendship spells. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor), Venus, and Aphrodite.

Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 6:17 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:17 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Time for serious thinking. Ritual to Ptah. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Venus enters Virgo:

--> Venus Enters Virgo: Planetary ingress. Venus enters the sign Virgo at 7:32 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:32 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for details. Time for gardening and house cleaning. Be aware of health, work, and duty. Improve your diet (see Goddess Diet Plan).

Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 7:38 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:38 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Cheerful time. Be affectionate. Spells regarding harmony. Ritual to Bast (Artemis, Diana) and Het Heret (Hathor, Aphrodite, Venus).

Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 8:36 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:36 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of erratic or eccentric behavior. Quick thinking. Chaos spells.

Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 12:53 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 9:53 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Beware of broken promises and impracticality.

Moon Opposite Pluto: The Moon is in opposition with Pluto at 1:52 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 10:52 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Problems with plans. Time of daydreams.

Venus Quincunx Uranus: Venus is quincunx Uranus at 7:55 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to seek freedom. Possible restlessness in relationships.

Sun Sextile Mars: The Sun is sextile Mars at 12:13 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (July 11) or 9:13 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Lots of nervous energy. Need for self-control. Ritual to Ma’at.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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	July 10, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Pisces
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:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Pisces
Next Waning Quarter July 15	Next New Moon July 21	Next Waxing Quarter July 28	Next Full Moon August 5