- 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 holy days
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Going Forth of the Three Ladies:
Going Forth of the Three Ladies: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day of the going forth of the three noble ladies who are in the Ta-nenet sanctuary in the presence of Ptah, lovely of face, while giving praise to Re (Ra), who belongs to the throne of truth of the temple of the goddess. The white crown is given to Heru-sa-Aset (Horus), the red one to Seth. Their hearts are thus pleased.
Ides of October:
Ides of October: Roman holy day. Traditional end of military campaigns for the winter. Weapons put down until the next year. See below for more information on the Ides.
Winter’s Day:
Winter’s Day: Roman holy day.
Festival of Mars:
Harvest Festival of Mars: Roman holy day.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Hator-abet
Day 29
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Mihr (seventh month)
Day of Mahraspand
Day 29
The day of Mahraspand celebrates the Av. Mathra Spenta, Holy Word (Manthra), also specific sections of scriptures with certain poetic and spiritual properties. 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: “(147) On the day of Mahraspand mend your clothes, stitch them, and put them on, and take your wife to bed so that a keen-witted and goodly 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
Gort (G)
Ivy Moon
Day 16
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
Id. Oct.
the Ides of October
Month: October
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 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 6 in modern Western numerology. See the article on six for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Devil.
| date: | Friday | October 15, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | enters Aquarius |
Mercury: | Direct until December 10 | ||
Venus: | Retrograde until November 18  | ||
Jupiter: | Retrograde until November 18 | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 5 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 7 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | enters Aquarius |
 Next Full Moon October 22 |  Next Waning Quarter October 30 |  Next New Moon November 6 |  Next Waxing Quarter November 13 |
Second Quarter in Capricorn:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Capricorn.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 5:49 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:49 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 Aquarius:
Moon Enters Aquarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aquarius at 10:24 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:24 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).
Second Quarter in Aquarius:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Aquarius.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Aquarius Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Leo Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 1:21 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 10:21 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Oct 14). Cheerful time. Time for cooperation. Spells for good times together. Cooperation rituals.
Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 5:49 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:49 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to be original, creative, and inventive. Creativity and originality magick spells. Innovation and new ideas. Ritual to Nun and Bast. Moon Void of Course (V/C). Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.
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:
Orchid: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is orchid. You may want to burn orchid incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like orchid.
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 | October 15, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Virgo |
| Mercury: | Direct until December 26 | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 1 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 4 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Virgo |
Next New Moon October 18 | Next Waxing Quarter October 25 | Next Full Moon November 2 | Next Waning Quarter November 9 |
Fourth Quarter in Virgo:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Virgo.
Virgo Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Pisces Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 8:44 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Venus Square Pluto: Venus is square Pluto at 1:21 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Opposite Uranus: The Moon is in opposition with Uranus at 7:33 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Neptune: The Moon is quincunx Neptune at 7:57 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Magick Color:
Crimson: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is crimson. You may want to burn a crimson candle or wear some crimson this day.
Magick Incense:
Bay Leaf, Mulberry: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is mulberry. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is bay leaf. You may want to burn bay leaf or mulberry incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like bay leaf or mulberry.
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.
holy days 2007 and 2008
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Ayathrem:
Ayathrem: Zoroastran holy day. ‘bringing home the herds’, one of the seven obligatory feasts of Zoroastrianism and one of the six gahanbars (or gahambars). The gahanbars date back to the pre-Zoroastrian agricultural people of the Iranian Plateau and mark the changing of the agricultural seasons. The gahanbars were absorbed into Zoroastrianism as religious holy days and are celebrated with feasting and fun.
In the Fasli (seaonsal) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from Ocotber 12 to October 16. In the Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from March 13 to March 17 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from February 11 to February 15 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
lunar information 2008
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 3:36 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon enters Taurus:
Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 5:31 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Third Quarter in Taurus:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Taurus.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
astrological information 2008
Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 3:36 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Mercury Goes Direct:
D Mercury Goes Direct: Mercury goes direct in the sign Libra at 4:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 5:55 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Opposite Mars: The Moon is in opposition with Mars at 6:37 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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