- 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
- 2007 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Southern Heaven:
Great Feast of Southern Heaven: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day of a great feast in the southern haven. Every land and every body are in jubilation. Ipet-Hemet [Hathor] and every land are in festivity. (from the Cairo Calendar)
Tiber River:
Sacrifice Day to the Tiber River: Roman holy day.
Maia and Vesta:
Sacred Day to Maia and Vesta: Roman holy day.
Deity of the Day:
Deity of the Day: “Vesta/Hesita - She is sworn to be a virgin forever. She symboliized family unity.”—@LadyOceanStar on Twitter
Burning Times:
Burning Times: Anne Boleyn found guilty of adultery, incest, and witchcraft on May 15, 1536. The jury included Henry Percy (her former betrothed) and Thomas Howard (her uncle).
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Epipi or Epep-abet (Wadjet)
Day 1
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Ardwahisht (second month)
Day of Ashtad
Day 26
The day of Ashtad celebrates the Av. Arshtat, Rectitude, Justice. 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: “(144) On the day of Ashtad deliver over your mares, cows, and pack-animals to their males so that they may return in good health.” 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
Huath (H)
Hawthorn 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: Masculine
Planet: Vulcan
Archetype: Govennan (Celtic God of Smiths)
Symbol: chalice
Folk Names:
Moon of Restraint
Moon of Hinderance
Summer Moon
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Merrymoon
Roman information
Id. Mai.
the Ides of May
Month: Maius
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 Maius is named for Maia. Maia was a daughter of Atlas. May was sacred to Maia, Roman Goddess of spring.
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, May (the third 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, May 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), May 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 6 in modern Western numerology. See the article on six for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Lovers.
| date: | Saturday | May 15, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Gemini |
Mercury: | Direct until August 20 | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30  | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 14 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Gemini |
 Next Waxing Quarter May 20 |  Next Full Moon May 27 |  Next Waning Quarter June 4 |  Next New Moon June 12 |
First Quarter in Gemini:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing 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 Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 6:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:42 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Exciting time. Emotions positvely in action. Ritual to Bes.
Magick Color:
Gray: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is grey. You may want to burn a gray candle or wear some grey this day.
Magick Incense:
Sandalwood: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is sandalwood. You may want to burn sandalwood incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like sandalwood.
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 | May 15, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Aquarius |
| Mercury: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 11 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Aquarius |
Next Waning Quarter May 17 | Next New Moon May 24 | Next Waxing Quarter May 30 | Next Full Moon June 7 |
Third Quarter in Aquarius:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Aquarius.
Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.
Aquarius Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Leo Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 9:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Magick Color:
Coral: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is coral. You may want to burn a coral candle or wear some coral this day.
Magick Incense:
Cloves, Vanilla: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is vanilla. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is cloves. You may want to burn cloves or vanilla incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like cloves or vanilla.
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. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.
lunar information 2008
Second Quarter in Libra:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Libra.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
astrological information 2008
Moon Square Pluto: The Moon is square Pluto at 1:08 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 5:36 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
lunar information 2007
Hecate Moon:
Hecate Moon: Lunar Greek holy day. On the last day of the lunar month (the day before the New Moon), Greeks would honor 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 2007. 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.
Moon enters Taurus:
Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 2:48 am GMT.
astrological information 2007
Mars enters Aries:
Mars Enters Aries: Planetary ingress.
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