| date: | Friday | August 6, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | |
- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- 2010 lunar days
- Kemetic calendar
- Zoroastrian calendar
- Celtic Ogham tree calendar
- Roman calendar
- 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.
Feast of Thoth:
Feast of Thoth: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Honors Thoth (Djehuti) as divine scribe recording the deeds of the living.
Elihino and Igaehindvo:
Elihino and Igaehindvo: Cherokee holy day. Sacred to the Cherkoee Earth-Goddess Elihino and the Cherokee Sun-Goddess Igaehindvo. Elihino and Igaehindvo are sisters.
Ennead Festival:
Ennead Festival: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The Ennead is in festivity in front of Re (Ra), a happy day in heaven. Burn neter-sentra (incense).
Panathenaea:
Panathenaea: Greek holy day.
Wag Festival:
Wag Festival: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day.
lunar information 2010
Gemini Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Gemini because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Sagittarius Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Sagittarius because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Tot-abet or Djehuti (Djehuti [Thoth])
Day 19
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Amurdad (fifth 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
Coll (C)
Hazel Moon
Day 2
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: Feminine
Planet: Mercury
Archetype: Ogma
Symbol: rainbow fish
Folk Names:
Moon of the Wise
Crone Moon
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Harvest
Roman information
a.d. VIII Id. Avg. or a.d. VIII Id. Sex.
8 days before the Ides of August
Month: Sextilis or Avgvstvs or Augustus
The a.d. VIII Id. designation means ante diem or eight “days before” the Ides (Full 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 Sextilis is named for sex or sext, because it was originally the sixth month of the Roman solar year. In 8 BCE, the Roman Senate renamed the month Augustus (August), for then Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. August was sacred to Ceres, Roman Goddess of grain.
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, Sextilis (the sixth 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, Sextilis 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), Sextilis 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 (including expanding August to 31 days), resulting in the modern Western calendar. The Roman Senate changed the name of the month Sextilis to Augustus (August) in honor of the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. 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.
| date: | Thursday | August 6, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Aquarius |
Mercury: | Direct until September 7 | ||
Jupiter: | Retrograde until October 13  | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 1 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 4 | ||
Pluto: | Retrograde until September 11 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | in Aquarius |
 Next Waning Quarter August 13 |  Next New Moon August 20 |  Next Waxing Quarter August 27 |  Next Full Moon September 4 |
Third Quarter in Aquarius:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Aquarius.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 8:19 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Do nothing important.
Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Aquarius Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Leo Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 4:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Cheerful time. Harmony spells.
Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 9:27 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Meditate on emotions.
Moon Conjunct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 3:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Time of optimistic idealism.
Moon Conjunct Neptune: The Moon is in conjunction with Neptune at 8:19 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Time of touchy emotions. Moon Void of Course (V/C).
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:
Apricot, Bay Leaf: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is apricot. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is bay leaf. You may want to burn apricot or bay leaf incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like apricot or bay leaf.
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
First Quarter in Libra:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Libra.
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
astrological information 2008
Venus enters Virgo:
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Venus Enters Virgo: Planetary ingress. Venus enters the sign Virgo at 12:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 12:49 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 1:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Mercury Quincunx Uranus: Mercury is quincunx Uranus at 1:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Sun Quincunx Jupiter: The Sun is quincunx Jupiter at 2:56 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Mars Opposite Uranus: Mars is in opposition with Uranus at 2:37 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Mercury Opposite Neptune: Mercury is in opposition with Neptune at 2:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 3:58 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Mercury: The Moon is sextile Mercury at 6:37 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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