- 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.
Feast of the Spirits of the Air:
Feast of the Spirits of the Air: Hebrew holy day. Feast of the Spirits of the Air. Honoring Lilith.
Festival of Prelude and Night of Seers:
Festival of Prelude and Night of Seers: Modern Wiccan holy day. Festival of prelude and Night of Seers. Part of a modern All-Hallows Week celebration. Decorate and remember those who have seen the future. Source: “Wiccacraft for Families” by Margie McArthur.
United Nations Day:
United Nations Day: American (U.S.) holiday.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Khoiak (Sekhmet)
Day 8
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Aban (eighth 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
Gort (G)
Ivy Moon
Day 25
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. IX Kal. Nov.
9 days before the Kalends of November
Month: October
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 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 Lovers.
| date: | Sunday | October 24, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Taurus |
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: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Taurus |
 Next Waning Quarter October 30 |  Next New Moon November 6 |  Next Waxing Quarter November 13 |  Next Full Moon November 21 |
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.
Taurus Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Scorpio Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Mars Trine Uranus: Mars is trine Uranus at 10:56 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:56 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to think about the future. Don’t dwell in the past. Make plans about where you are going in life. Ritual to Bast.
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 9:27 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:27 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Cheerful time. Time for cooperation. Spells for good times together. Cooperation rituals.
Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 12:11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (Oct 25) or 9:11 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Be careful — You may be gullible and your judgement may be poor. Time for serious thinking.
Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 2:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (Oct 25) or 11:50 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Time to be original, creative, and inventive. Creativity and originality magick spells. Innovation and new ideas. Ritual to Nun and Bast.
Magick Color:
Orange: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is orange. You may want to burn an orange candle or wear some orange this day.
Magick Incense:
Almond: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is almond. You may want to burn almond incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like almond.
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.
Neptune Retrograde:
Neptune Retrograde causes denial: Neptune retrograde from May 31 until Nov 7. Neptune is the ruler of delusions. This is one of the days during Neptune Retrograde that has the greatest tendency for denial because of the relationship to Mars.
| date: | Saturday | October 24, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Capricorn |
| Mercury: | Direct until December 26 | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 1 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 4 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Capricorn |
Next Waxing Quarter October 25 | Next Full Moon November 2 | Next Waning Quarter November 9 | Next New Moon November 16 |
First Quarter in Capricorn:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Capricorn.
Capricorn Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Cancer Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 1:43 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Sun Sextile Pluto: The Sun is sextile Pluto at 5:57 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Mercury Quincunx Uranus: Mercury is quincunx Uranus at 6:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Mercury Trine Neptune: Mercury is trine Neptune at 12:55 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Magick Color:
Indigo: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is indigo. You may want to burn a indigo candle or wear some indigo this day.
Magick Incense:
Parsley, Patchouli, Thyme: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is patchouli. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is parsley or thyme. You may want to burn parsley, patchouli, or thyme incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like parsley, patchouli, or thyme.
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
Fourth Quarter in Virgo:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Virgo.
astrological information 2008
Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 3:52 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 5:29 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 8:33 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Aries:
Moon Enters Aries: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aries at 1:23 am GMT.
astrological information 2007
Mercury enters Libra:
Mercury retrograde Enters Libra: Planetary ingress.
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