March 18 pagan holy day calendar

fixed holy days (same date every year)
Kemetic calendar
Celtic Ogham tree calendar
Roman calendar
2010 lunar days
2010 astrological
2009 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological
2007 astrological

fixed holy days

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

Sheelah’s Day:

Sheelah’s Day: Icelandic holy day.

Feast of Aphrodite and Eros:

Feast of Aphrodite and Eros: Greek holy day. Eros is the son of Aphrodite. Cupid was the Roman name for Eros.

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 Pachons or Pakhon (Khonsu)
Day 3

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Faern (F)

Alder 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: Masculine
Planet: Mars
Archetype: Bran or Arthur
Symbol: pentacle
Folk Names:
Moon of Utility
Moon of Efficacy
Moon of Self-Guidance

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Lenting

Roman information

a.d. XV Kal. Apr.
15 days before the Kalends of April
Month: Martius

The a.d. XV Kal. designation means ante diem or 15 “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 Martius is named for Mars. March was sacred to Mars, Roman God of war.

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, Mars (the first 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, Mars 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), Mars had 31 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.

date:	Thursday	March 18, 2010
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Taurus
Mercury:	Direct until April 18
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Taurus
Next Waxing Quarter March 23	Next Full Moon March 29	Next Waning Quarter April 6	Next New Moon April 14

First Quarter in Aries:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 7:23 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:23 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 Taurus:

Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 12:29 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 9:29 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

First Quarter in Taurus:

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

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

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

astrological information 2010

Mercury Opposite Saturn: Mercury is in opposition with Saturn at 7:04 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:04 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Plans are delayed. Be very careful about what you put into writing today.

Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 7:23 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:23 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Time for intuition, creativity, and meditation. Meditation magick. Spells for ceativity, music, and art. Intuition activated. Perform spells before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Square Mars: The Moon is square Mars at 1:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 10:47 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Impulsive time. Very emotional thinking. Ritual to Sekhmet.

Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 3:25 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:25 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to examine repressed emotions. Meditate on emotions. Ritual to release that which is repressed.

Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 10:34 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:34 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Spells regarding romance, pleasure, and popularity. Love magick. Time for pleasure and romance. Ritual to Bastet.

Magick Color:

Purple: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is purple. You may want to burn a purple candle or wear some purple 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	March 18, 2009
Moon:	Waning Quarter		enters Capricorn
Mercury:	Direct until May 7
Venus:	Retrograde until April 17
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16

lunar information 2009

Moon:	Waning Quarter		enters Capricorn
Next New Moon March 26	Next Waxing Quarter April 2	Next Full Moon April 9	Next Waning Quarter April 17