November 23 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.

Nihinahe or Shinjosai Festival:

Nihinahe or Shinjosai Festival: Japanese holy day. Nihinahe or Shinjosai Festival, for Konohana-Hime, Dive Ata Princess, grand-daughter of Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess. Celebration of the rice harvest and saki (a rice beer or liquor).

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition: You will see good things today.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Tybi (Min)
Day 8

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Adar (ninth month)
Day of Day-pa-Adar
Day 8

The day of Day-pa-Adar celebrates the Av. Dadvah, the Creator’s day before Adar. 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: “(126) On the day of Day-pa-Adar wash your head and trim your hair and nails.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The second seven days (second week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates light and nature.

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Ngetal (Ng)

Reed Moon
Day 27

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: Pluto
Archetype: Pwyll, head of Annwyn
Symbol: stone
Folk Names:
Moon of the Home
Hearth Moon
Winter Moon
Moon which Manifests Truth

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Fogmoon

Roman information

a.d. IX Kal. Dec.
9 days before the Kalends of December
Month: November

The a.d. IX Kal. designation means ante diem or nine “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 November is named for novem, because it was originally the ninth month of the Roman solar year November was sacred to Diana, Roman Goddess of the Moon.

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, November (the ninth 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, November 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), November 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 5 in modern Western numerology. See the article on five for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Hierophant.

date:	Tuesday	November 23, 2010
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Cancer
Mercury:	Direct until December 10
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 5

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Cancer
Next Waning Quarter November 28	Next New Moon December 5	Next Waxing Quarter December 13	Next Full Moon December 21

Third Quarter in Gemini:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 4:56 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:56 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). 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 8:14 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:14 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Third Quarter in Cancer:

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

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 Opposite Mars: The Moon is in opposition with Mars at 12:22 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) today or 9:22 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Nov 22). Lots of energy, but very little cooperation. Direct energy carefully.

Moon Opposite Mercury: The Moon is in opposition with Mercury at 3:25 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:25 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for routine work and attention to details.

Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 8:39 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:39 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Beware of broken promises and impracticality.

Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 1:04 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:04 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for idealism, friendship, and romance. Romance and friendship spells. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor), Venus, and Aphrodite.

Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 2:24 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 11:24 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of erratic or eccentric behavior. Quick thinking. Chaos spells.

Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 4:56 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:56 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to redocorate your altar. Buy beautiful things to redecorate your room, house, and life. Witchy shopping time. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor) or Aphrodite. Moon Void of Course (V/C). Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 11:24 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:24 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Self-analysis and change. Time for self-examination. Magick spells for self-transformation. Perform ritual for positive transformation.

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:

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

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:	Monday	November 23, 2009
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	in Aquarius
Mercury:	Direct until December 26
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 1

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	in Aquarius
Next Waxing Quarter November 24	Next Full Moon December 2	Next Waning Quarter December 8	Next New Moon December 16