- 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.
House of Ra:
House of Ra: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The land is in festivity on this day. House of Re (Ra).
House of Asar:
House of Asar: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The land is in festivity on this day. House of Asar (Osiris).
House of Heru:
House of Heru: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The land is in festivity on this day. House of Heru-sa-Aset (Horus the Younger).
Festival of Vinalia:
Festival of Vinalia: Roman holy day.
Festival of Genesia:
Festival of Genesia: Greek holy day.
Ludi Romani:
Ludi Romani: Roman holy day. Ludi Romani starts September 5 and lasts until September 19.
Independence Day:
Independence Day: Mexican (Mexico) holiday.
Burning Times:
Burning Times: Giles Corey pressed to death as a Witch at Salem, New England (Mass.), on September 16, 1692. He refused to plead to the indictments in his case.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Paopi (Ptah)
Day 30
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Shahrewar (sixth month)
Day of Anagran
Day 30
The day of Anagran celebrates the Av. Anaghra Raocha, Endless Light. 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: “(148) On the day of Anagran (the Endless Light) trim your hair and nails and take your wife to bed so that an exceptional 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
Muin (M)
Vine Moon
Day 15
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: Androgynous
Planet: Venus
Archetype: Branwen or Guinevere
Symbol: swan
Folk Names:
Moon of Celebration
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Shedding
Roman information
a.d. XVI Kal. Oct.
16 days before the Kalends of October
Month: September
The a.d. XVI Kal. designation means ante diem or 16 “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 September is named for septem, because it was originally the seventh month of the Roman solar year September was sacred to Vulcan (Vvlcan), Roman God of fire.
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, September (the seventh 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, September 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), September 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 7 in modern Western numerology. See the article on seven for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Tower.
| date: | Thursday | September 16, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Capricorn |
Mercury: | Direct until December 10 | ||
Jupiter: | Retrograde until November 18  | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 5 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 7 | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Capricorn |
 Next Full Moon September 23 |  Next Waning Quarter September 30 |  Next New Moon October 7 |  Next Waxing Quarter October 14 |
Second Quarter in Capricorn:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Capricorn.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Capricorn Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Cancer Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 2:53 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 11:53 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Sept 15). Cheerful time. Be affectionate. Spells regarding harmony. Ritual to Bast (Artemis, Diana) and Het Heret (Hathor, Aphrodite, Venus).
Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 3:58 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:58 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for serious thinking. Ritual to Ptah.
Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 4:35 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:35 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Come to decisions. Influence and persuade others.
Magick Color:
Green: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is green. You may want to burn a green candle or wear some green this day.
Magick Incense:
Myrrh: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is myrrh. You may want to burn myrrh incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like myrrh.
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: | Wednesday | September 16, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Virgo |
| Mercury: | Retrograde until September 29 | ||
Jupiter: | Retrograde until October 13 | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 1 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 4 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Virgo |
Next New Moon September 18 | Next Waxing Quarter September 26 | Next Full Moon October 4 | Next Waning Quarter October 11 |
Fourth Quarter in Leo:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Leo.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 12:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon enters Virgo:
Moon Enters Virgo: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Virgo at 7:56 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Fourth Quarter in Virgo:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Virgo.
Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.
Leo Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Aquarius Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Venus Quincunx Uranus: Venus is quincunx Uranus at 12:48 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Opposite Jupiter: The Moon is in opposition with Jupiter at 12:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Opposite Neptune: The Moon is in opposition with Neptune at 10:37 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 11:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Conjunct Venus: The Moon is in conjunction with Venus at 12:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). [See also conjunction]
Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 9:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Sun Quincunx Neptune: The Sun is quincunx Neptune at 9:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Magick Color:
Topaz: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is topaz. You may want to burn a topaz candle or wear some topaz this day.
Magick Incense:
Bay Laurel, Ginger, Sage: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is bay laurel. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is sage or ginger. You may want to burn bay laurel, ginger, or sage incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like bay laurel, ginger, or sage.
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.
Paitishahem:
Paitishahem: Zoroastran holy day. Feast of ‘bringing in the harvest’, 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, Paitishahem is celebrated from September 12 to September 16. In the Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Paitishahem is celebrated from February 11 to February 15 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Paitishahem is celebrated from January 12 to January 16 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.
astrological information 2008
Venus Quincunx Uranus: Venus is quincunx Uranus at 5:13 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 3:29 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 4:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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