- 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
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Great Cow Established:
Great Cow Established: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The Great Cow (Het Heret or Nuit) is established in Ra’s majestic presence. Do not drink milk. Do drink and eat honey.
Maunajiyaras:
Maunajiyaras: Jain holy day. On this day, Jainists fast, remain silent, and meditate on their 24 great religious masters, known as the Tirthankaras, or Pathfinders. The birthdays of some of the Tirthankaras are also celebrated on Maunajiyaras.
Poseidon Noumenia:
Poseidon Noumenia: Greek holy day. The first day of the Greek month of Poseidon. According to Plutarch (Mor. 828A), the Noumenia (the first day of each Greek month) are “the holiest of days”.
According to Jon D. Mikalson (in “The Noumenia and Epimenia in Athens”, The Harvard Theological Reviews, Vol. 65, No. 2, April, 1972, page 291), “In an ordinary year there were twelve Noumeniai, and thus they form a large and important series of “holy” days. There is no indication in the sources that the religious activities on the Noumenia of one month varied from those of another month, and therefore the Noumeniai may be treated as a single homogenous group.
“The strictmess with which the Athenians preserved the sanctity and the independent identity of the Noumenia is striking. No annual religious festival is attested to have occurred on the Noumenia or to have included it. Not one of the positvely dated meetings of Athenian legislative assemblies such as the Ekklesia, the Boule, or a tribal organization is attested to have occurred on the first day of a month.”
Festival of Lus Mundi:
Festival of Lus Mundi: Roman holy day.
Ganga - Bois:
Ganga - Bois: Voodou holy day.
MPLA Foundation:
MPLA Foundation Day: Angolan (Angola) holiday.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Tybi (Min)
Day 25
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Adar (ninth month)
Day of Ard
Day 25
The day of Ashi celebrates the Av. Ashi, Blessings or Rewards. 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: “(143) On the day of Ard buy any new thing (you need) and bring it home.” 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
Ruis (R)
Elder Moon
Day 16
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: Saturn
Archetype: Pryderi, son of Pwyll
Symbol: raven
Folk Names:
Moon of Completeness
Asatru (ancient Norse) information
Month: Yule
Roman information
a.d. IV Id. Dec.
4 days before the Ides of December
Month: December
The a.d. IV Id. designation means ante diem or four “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 December is named for decem, because it was originally the tenth month of the Roman solar year. December was sacred to Vesta, the Roman Goddess of hearth, home, and family.
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, December (the tenth 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, December 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), December 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 1 in modern Western numerology. See the article on one for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Wheel of Fortune.
| date: | Friday | December 10, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Aquarius |
Mercury: | Goes Retrograde until December 30  | ||
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Aquarius |
 Next Waxing Quarter December 13 |  Next Full Moon December 21 |  Next Waning Quarter December 27 |  Next New Moon January 4 |
First Quarter in Aquarius:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Aquarius.
Aquarius Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Leo Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Mercury Goes Retrograde:
Mercury Goes Retrograde: Mercury goes retrograde in the sign Capricorn (05° Capricorn 56') at 7:04 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:04 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) until Dec 30, 2010.
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 8:29 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:29 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Patience leads to results. Be patient and accomplish your goals.
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 3:02 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:02 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Work hard to obtain your desires. Ritual related to Neith or Athena.
Mercury Sextile Venus: Mercury is sextile Venus at 4:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:01 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of happiness. Emotional calmness. Time to think about finances and relationships. Clear the air in relationships (unless Mercury is retrograde). Speak your mind (unless Mercury is retrograde).
Magick Color:
White: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is white. You may want to burn a white candle or wear some white this day.
Magick Incense:
Cypress: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is cypress. You may want to burn cypress incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like cypress.
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: | Thursday | December 10, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Libra |
| Mercury: | Direct until December 26 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | in Libra |
Next New Moon December 16 | Next Waxing Quarter December 24 | Next Full Moon December 31 | Next Waning Quarter January 7 |
Fourth Quarter in Libra:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Libra.
Libra Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Aries Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Conjunct Saturn: The Moon is in conjunction with Saturn at 12:07 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 5:46 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 1:28 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Trine Mars: The Sun is trine Mars at 8:18 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
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:
Balsam, Bay Leaf: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is balsam. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is bay leaf. You may want to burn balsam or bay leaf incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like balsam 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
Second Quarter in Taurus:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Taurus.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 5:23 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
astrological information 2008
Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 6:35 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Square Uranus: The Sun is square Uranus at 7:03 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 8:42 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 8:49 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 12:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 1:38 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 5:23 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Moon Quincunx Mercury: The Moon is quincunx Mercury at 11:29 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Capricorn:
Moon Enters Capricorn: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Capricorn at 6:50 pm GMT.
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