August 18

fixed holy days

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

Ennead festival:

    Ennead Festival: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The Ennead is in festivity on this day. The heir is established.

Artemis:

    Artemis: Greek holy day. See the article on Artemis.

Diana:

    Diana: Roman holy day. See the article on Diana.


holy days 2007 and 2008

These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.

Hamaspathmaidyem:

    Hamaspathmaidyem: Zoroastran holy day. Feast of ‘All Souls’ or coming of the whole group [of farohars], 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.
    The coming of the whole group of farohars refers to: Ahunawad, Ushtawad, Spentomad, Wohukhshathra, and Wahishtoisht. The Parsi Mukhtad add five additional days to the beginning of this gahanbar feast.
    In the Fasli (seaonsal) calendar, Hamaspathmaidyem is celebrated from March 16 to March 20. In the Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Hamaspathmaidyem is celebrated from August 15 to August 19 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Hamaspathmaidyem is celebrated from July 16 to July 20 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.


lunar information 2008

Third Quarter in Pisces:

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

    Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

    Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.


astrological information 2008

         Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 4:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

         Moon Opposite Mercury: The Moon is in opposition with Mercury at 5:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

         Moon Opposite Venus: The Moon is in opposition with Venus at 7:26 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

         Moon Conjuct Uranus: The Moon is in conjunction with Uranus at 7:13 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.


calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Paopi (Ptah)
Day 1

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Shahrewar (sixth month)
Day of Ohrmazd
Day 1

    The day of Ohrmazd celebrates the Av. Ahura Mazda, the Lord of Wisdom and Zarathustra’s name for God. 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: “(119) On the day of Ohrmazd drink wine and make merry.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

    The first seven days (first week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrate Ahura Mazda and the Amesha Spentas (literally translated Beneficent Immortals). They are the highest spiritual beings created by Ahura Mazda.

    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 14

    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. XV Kal. Sept.
15 days before the Kalends of September
Month: Sextilis or Avgvstvs or Augustus

    The a.d. XV Kal. designation means ante diem or 15 “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 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 9 in modern Western numerology. See the article on nine for more information.


lunar information 2007

Moon enters Scorpio:

     Moon Enters Scorpio: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Scorpio at 4:12 pm GMT.


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