October 5 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 holy days
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.

Day of the Children of the Storm:

Day of the Children of the Storm: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day of the children of the storm. Very dangerous. Do not go on the water this day. Source of the title of Elizabeth Peters’ fiction book “Children of the Storm”.

Festival of Mania:

Festival of Mania: Roman holy day. Second day of Mania. The Mondus is opened. The passage to the underworld is opened.

Mundus Opened:

Mundus Patet: Roman holy day. The mundus of Rome was opened on three days of the year, August 24, October 5, and November 8. Normally the mundus, an underground vault on the Palatine, was kept closed by a stone called the lapis manalis. The seed-corn (semen in Latin), necessary for another year’s crop, was kept safe in the mundus.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Hator-abet
Day 19

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Mihr (seventh month)
Day of Frawardin
Day 19

The day of Farwardin celebrates the Av. Fravashis, The Guardian Angels. 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: “(137) On the day of Frawardin take no oath, and on that day sacrifice to the Farohars (departed spirits) of the blessed so that they may be the better pleased.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.

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

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Gort (G)

Ivy Moon
Day 6

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: Persephone
Archetype: Arianrhod
Symbol: butterfly
Folk Names:
Moon of Bouyancy
Moon of Resilience

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Hunting

Roman information

a.d. III Non. Oct.
3 days before the Nones of October
Month: October

The a.d. III Non. designation means ante diem or three “days before” the Nones (First Quarter Moon) of the 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 October is named for octo, because it was originally the eighth month of the Roman solar year October 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, October (the eighth 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, October 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), October 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 5 in modern Western numerology. See the article on five for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Hierophant.

date:	Tuesday	October 5, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Virgo
Mercury:	Direct until December 10
Jupiter:	Retrograde until November 18
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 5
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 7

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Virgo
Next New Moon October 7	Next Waxing Quarter October 14	Next Full Moon October 22	Next Waning Quarter October 30

Fourth Quarter in Virgo:

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

Mercury Square Pluto: Mercury is square Pluto at 2:08 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 11:08 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Oct 4). Tendency to make little or minor mistakes. Be careful about overspending.

Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 1:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 10:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Cheerful time. Be affectionate. Spells regarding harmony. Ritual to Bast (Artemis, Diana) and Het Heret (Hathor, Aphrodite, Venus).

Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 2:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 11:42 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Exciting time. Emotions positvely in action. Ritual to Bes.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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	October 5, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Taurus
Mercury:	Direct until December 26
Jupiter:	Retrograde until October 13
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 1
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 4

holy days 2009

These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.

Sukkot:

Sukkot begins: Jewish holy day. Celebrated October 3-9 in 2009.

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Taurus
Next Waning Quarter October 11	Next New Moon October 18	Next Waxing Quarter October 25	Next Full Moon November 2

Third Quarter in Aries:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 1:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon enters Taurus:

Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 12:33 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Third Quarter in Taurus:

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

Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 1:36 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon Square Mars: The Moon is square Mars at 1:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).

Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 2:13 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 7:28 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 2:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).