June 18 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

fixed holy days

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.

Festival of Min:

Festival of Min: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day the temple becomes festive, because Min is at Akhmin. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Feasts of Aphrodite and Hermes:

Feasts of Aphrodite and Hermes: Greek holy day.

Festival of Anna:

Festival of Anna: Roman holy day.

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. If you see anything on this day, it will be good. (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 5

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Hordad (third month)
Day of Anagran
Day 30

The day of Anagran celebrates the Av. Anaghra Raocha, Endless Light. 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: “(148) On the day of Anagran (the Endless Light) trim your hair and nails and take your wife to bed so that an exceptional child may be born (to you).” 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

Duir (D)

Oak Moon
Day 9

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: Midyear

Roman information

a.d. XIV Kal. Qvin.
14 days before the Kalends of July
Month: Ivnivs or Junius

The a.d. XIV Kal. designation means ante diem or 14 “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 Junius is named for Juno. June was sacred to Juno, Roman Queen Goddess.

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, June (the fourth month) had 30 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, June 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), June had 30 days. 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 9 in modern Western numerology. See the article on nine for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Moon.

date:	Friday	June 18, 2010
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	in Virgo
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 7
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	in Virgo
Next Waxing Quarter June 19	Next Full Moon June 26	Next Waning Quarter July 4	Next New Moon July 11

First Quarter in Virgo:

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

Moon Enters Second Quarter:

Second Quarter/Waxing Quarter: The moon enters the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Virgo at 12:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (June 19) or 9:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 1:04 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (June 19) or 10:04 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. 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.

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 Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 2:35 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 11:35 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (June 17). Time of indecision, restlessness, and/or worry.

Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 12:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (June 19) or 9:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Waxing Quarter. Be patient. Good things will come at Full Moon to those who are patient now. Ritual to Geb.

Moon Conjunct Saturn: The Moon is in conjunction with Saturn at 1:04 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (June 19) or 10:04 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Moon Void of Course (V/C). Magick about responsibility. Time of responsibility. Ritual to Amon-Ra or Mwt. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 1:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (June 19) or 10:51 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Postpone decisions. Relax but avoid apathy.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Thursday	June 18, 2009
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Taurus
Mercury:	Direct until September 7
Jupiter:	Retrograde until October 13
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 4
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Taurus
Next New Moon June 22	Next Waxing Quarter June 29	Next Full Moon July 7	Next Waning Quarter July 15