September 30 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 holy days
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological
2007 lunar days

fixed holy days

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.

Day Hearts are Sad:

Day Hearts are Sad: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day when the hearts of the neteru are sad because of what Seth the enemy of Anty has done.

Meditrinalia:

Meditrinalia: Roman holy day. The Festival of Meditrina. Meditrina was the old Roman Goddess of wine, health, and healing. The Festival was timed with the first harvest of new wine and was the first time the new wine (mustum) of the year was tasted. During the feast, celebrants pour an offering of old wine and new wine. While drinking from each offering, the individual says “novum vetus vinum bibo, novo veteri vino morbo medeor.” (“Wine new and old I drink, of illness new and old I’m cured.”). Authorities differ on whether this was celebrated on September 30th, October 3rd, or October 11th (possibly different imes in different regions, based on local growing seasons). The October 11 date is part of the festivals of Jupiter.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Hator-abet
Day 14

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Mihr (seventh month)
Day of Goshorum
Day 14

The day of Gosh celebrates the Av. Geush, Sentient Life or the Ox-Soul. 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: “(132) On the day of Gosh (the Bull) see to the stables and train your oxen to the plough.” 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 1

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). Robert Graves claimed that the Celts used a 13 month tree calendar. Critics dispute this claim. Graves’ claims are based on 19th century work by Edward Davies, who found references to the trees in the 1685 work Ogygia by Ruairi Ó Flaitheartaigh, which was in turn derived from oral history and older works such as Book of Ballymote and Auraicept na n-Éces.

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

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Shedding

Roman information

prid. Kal. Oct.
(prdie) eve of the Kalends of October
Month: September

The pridie Kalends is the eve of the Kalends (first day of the next month). Pridie (abbreviated prid.) is Latin for “the evening before”.

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 3 in modern Western numerology. See the article on three for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Empress.

date:	Thursday	September 30, 2010
Moon:	Waning Quarter		enters Cancer
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 /4th Quarter		enters Cancer
Next Waning Quarter October 30	Next New Moon October 7	Next Waxing Quarter October 14	Next Full Moon October 22

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 6:37 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:37 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 Cancer:

Moon Enters Cancer: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Cancer at 9:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:46 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Third Quarter in Cancer:

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

Moon Enters Fourth Quarter:

Fourth Quarter/Waning Quarter: The moon enters the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Cancer at 11:52 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:52 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Fourth Quarter in Cancer:

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

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

Cancer Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

Capricorn Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.

astrological information 2010

Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 3:03 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:03 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for idealism, friendship, and romance. Romance and friendship spells. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor), Venus, and Aphrodite.

Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 4:43 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:43 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Beware of broken promises and impracticality.

Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 6:37 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:37 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of erratic or eccentric behavior. Quick thinking. Chaos spells. Moon Void of Course (V/C). Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Opposite Pluto: The Moon is in opposition with Pluto at 2:55 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 11:55 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Problems with plans. Time of daydreams.

Sun Conjunct Saturn: The Sun is in conjunction with Saturn at 8:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:42 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Contemplate and meditate on the direction of your life.

Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 11:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:40 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for serious thinking. Ritual to Ptah.

Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 11:52 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:52 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Waning Quarter. Be patient. Good things will come at New Moon to those who are patient now. Ritual to Sekhmet Hecate.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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 30, 2009
Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Pisces
Mercury:	Direct until December 26
Jupiter:	Retrograde until October 13
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 1
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 4

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Pisces
Next Full Moon October 4	Next Waning Quarter October 11	Next New Moon October 18	Next Waxing Quarter October 25