July 15 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 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.

Birth of Heru:

Birthday Feast of Neter Heru: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Birth of Heru (Horus the Elder). Words to be said:

“O Heru of Letopolis. The name of this day is Powerful is the Heart.”

Hekatombaion Noumenia:

    Hekatombaion Noumenia: Greek holy day. The first day of the Greek month of Hekatombaion. According to Plutarch (Mor. 828A), the Noumenia (the first day of each Greek month) are “the holiest of days”.
    According to Jon D. Mikalson (in “The Noumenia and Epimenia in Athens”, The Harvard Theological Reviews, Vol. 65, No. 2, April, 1972, page 291), “In an ordinary year there were twelve Noumeniai, and thus they form a large and important series of “holy” days. There is no indication in the sources that the religious activities on the Noumenia of one month varied from those of another month, and therefore the Noumeniai may be treated as a single homogenous group.
     “The strictmess with which the Athenians preserved the sanctity and the independent identity of the Noumenia is striking. No annual religious festival is attested to have occurred on the Noumenia or to have included it. Not one of the positvely dated meetings of Athenian legislative assemblies such as the Ekklesia, the Boule, or a tribal organization is attested to have occurred on the first day of a month.”

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Epagomenal Days
Birthday of Her Ur [Horus the Elder]

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Tir (fourth month)
Day of Asman
Day 27

The day of Asman celebrates the Av. Asman, Sky. 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: “(145) On the day of Asman (the Sky) set out on a long journey so that you may return safely.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The fourth week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates religious ideas.

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

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Haymoon

Roman information

Id. Quin. or Id. Ivl.
the Ides of July
Month: Quintilis or Quinctilis or Ivlivs or Julius

The Ides was originally the Full Moon on the early Roman lunar calendar. The Latin word idus means “half division” of a month and comes from an older Etruscan word meaning “divide”. The Ides occurred on the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and on the 13th day of all other months. The Romans considered the ides to be a particularly auspicious (good) day, dedicated to Jupiter, the Roman King deity.

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. The Roman Senate changed the name of the month Quintilis to Julius (July) in honor of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. 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.

numerology

Today totals 6 in modern Western numerology. See the article on six for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Devil.

date:	Thursday	July 15, 2010
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	in Virgo
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 5
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 7
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	in Virgo
Next Waxing Quarter July 18	Next Full Moon July 25	Next Waning Quarter August 3	Next New Moon August 9

First Quarter in Virgo:

First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Virgo.

Virgo Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

Pisces Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.

astrological information 2010

Moon Conjunct Mars: The Moon is in conjunction with Mars at 8:31 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:31 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to finish tasks. Stay active.

Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 11:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:40 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Work hard to obtain your desires. Ritual related to Neith or Athena.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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 15, 2009
Moon:	Waning Quarter		enters Taurus
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 Quarter		enters Taurus
Next New Moon July 21	Next Waxing Quarter July 28	Next Full Moon August 5	Next Waning Quarter August 13

Third Quarter in Aries:

Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Aries.

Moon Enters Fourth Quarter:

Waning Quarter: The moon enters the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Aries at 5:53 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Fourth Quarter in Aries:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 11:07 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Do nothing important.

Moon enters Taurus:

Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Fourth Quarter in Taurus:

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

Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

Aries Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

Libra Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.

astrological information 2009

Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 5:53 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Time for patience. Waning Quarter.

Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 9:17 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Time of worry.

Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 10:31 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Cheerful time. Cooperation rituals.

Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 11:07 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Creativity spells. Meditation. Moon Void of Course (V/C).

Mercury Quincunx Jupiter: Mercury is quincunx Jupiter at 4:39 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Clouded judgement.

Mercury Quincunx Neptune: Mercury is quincunx Npetune at 8:31 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Healing.

Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 9:03 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Romance and popularity spells.