- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- Kemetic calendar
- Zoroastrian calendar
- Celtic Ogham tree calendar
- Roman calendar
- numerology
- tarot
- 2010 holy days
- 2010 lunar days
- 2010 astrological
- 2009 holy days
- 2009 lunar days
- 2009 astrological
- 2008 holy days
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
- 2007 holy days
- 2007 lunar days
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Alban Arthuan:
Alban Arthuan: Celtic holy day. Celebration of the Winter Solstice, which occurs today in 2010.
Festival of Heru-Sa-Aset:
Festival of Heru-Sa-Aset: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Celebrates the Winter Solstice and the ascension of Heru Sa Aset [Horus] to the throne.
Festival of the Great Heat:
Festival of the Great Heat: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Festival of the Great Heat. Some sources place this holy day on December 23.
Raising Djed Pillars:
Raising Djed Pillars: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Putting up the Djed pillars of Asar [Osiris].
Feast of Aset:
Feast of Aset: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Feast of Aset [Isis].
Yule:
Yule: Norse/Germanic holy day. German men and boys would go into the forests and drag back the largest log they could find. This Yule Log was burned in the central village hall. By tradition, this log burned for 12 days (the forerunner of the modern 12 days of Christmas). Many village animals were killed for a communal feast, as there would be insufficient animal feed to keep the entire herds alive throughout the winter. The villagers feasted on this meat while the northern European winter raged outdoors. According to Norse/Viking tradition, Father Odin would fly about during these times and catalogue who had been naughty and who had been nice. Unlike Santa Claus, Father Odin’s disapproval could result in death or disease.
Yule:
Yule: Celtic, Wiccan, and Neo-Pagan holy day. In most traditions celebrated on December 22nd. Also celebrated on December 25th.
some Yule deities:
Kachina Night Dances:
Kachina Night Dances: Hopi holy day. The Kachina Night Dances begin (run through December and January).
New Year:
New Year’s Festival: Hopi and Zuni (Native American) holy day.
Capricorn:
Capricorn: Native American holy day. Astrological beginning of Capricorn, which is dedicated to Awehai, a Native American Goddess.
Birth of Horus:
Feast of the Birth of Horus: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day.
Halcyon Days:
Halcyon Days: Greek holy day. December 14-28 are the Halcyon Days, the seven days before and after Yule, a time of calm and tranquility derived from Alcyone, a Greek Goddess of the Pleiades connected with Artemis [Bast] and Aphrodite [Het Heret].
Fifth Day of Saternalia:
Festival of Saternalia: Roman holy day. December 17 through December 24 are Saternalia, for Saturn, the Planter God.
Navidades:
navidades: Puerto Rican holy day. December 15-January 6 are the Navidades, for the Yule Child, which is based on the older Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) Twins, Heru Sa Aset [Horus/Apollo] and Bast [Artemis].
Posadas:
Posadas: Mexican holy day. December 16-24 is Posadas, the ritual enactment and celebration of the Yule Child, who was originally the Twins, Heru Sa Aset [Horus/Apollo] and Bast [Artemis].
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Mekhir (Rekh-Ur)
Day 6
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Day (tenth month)
Day of Hordad
Day 6
The day of Hordad celebrates the Av. Haurvatat, the Wholeness (Perfection or health), who presides over the waters. 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: “(124) On the day of Hordad dig your irrigation channels.” 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
Ruis (R)
Elder Moon
Day 27
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. XII Kal. Ian.
12 days before the Kalends of January
Month: December
The a.d. XII Kal. designation means ante diem or twelve “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 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 3 in modern Western numerology. See the article on three for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Empress.
| date: | Tuesday | December 21, 2010 | |
Moon: | Full Moon | enters Cancer | |
Mercury: | Retrograde until December 30  | ||
holy days 2010
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Full Moon:
Full Moon: Wiccan holy day. Wiccan Esbat for the Full Moon.
English name: Oak Moon
Algonquin (Native American) name: Cold Moon
Hindu name: Margashirsha Poornima
Sinhala (Buddhist) name: Unduvap Poya
Other names: Frost Moon, Long Night’s Moon, Moon Before Yule
Day of Isis:
Day of Isis: Greco-Roman holy day. Full Moon worship of Isis (Aset in the original ancient Egyptian language). Worship of Isis spread throughout the Hellenic Empire and the later Roman Empire and beyond into Germanic, Norse, and Celtic lands, across the Middle East and Asia, and south through Africa.
The city of Paris is named for a great ancient temple to Isis (Per-Isis) and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built on the site, still has the original Isis altar with the myth of Isis and Osiris depicted. Until the 1700s the Notre Dame Cathedral still featured a prominent ancient statue of Isis (under the claim that it was the Black Madonna). Unfortunately a French Witch stormed into Notre Dame and demanded the return of the entire site and artwork, pointing out that the statue was actually of Isis rather than Mary. Horrified Roman Catholic priests smashed the statue into rubble. The fate of the French WItch is not recorded, but probably was death by torture.
The Day of Isis (each Full Moon) was celebrated with feasting, dancing, and singing. Along the Nile and in other locations near a river, lake, or other body of water, the celebrants would float small wooden or paper boats with lit candles in honor of Isis. In some places thousands of little boats would light up the water. Sometimes colored paper would be put around the candles to create dazzling colored light displays. Isis worshipers would put their hopes and dreams on scraps of paper on the boats, in the belief that Isis would grant these in the coming lunar month.
Poornima:
Poornima: Hindu holy day. The Full Moon Day that defines the Hindu lunar month’s unique qualities.
Winter Solstice:
Winter Solstice: Winter Solstice at 6:38 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 3:38 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | Full Moon | enters Cancer | |
 Next Full Moon January 19 |  Next Waning Quarter December 27 |  Next New Moon January 4 |  Next Waxing Quarter January 12 |
Second Quarter in Gemini:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Gemini.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 3:13 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:13 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). 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.
Full Moon:
Full Moon: Lunar. Occurs at 3:13 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:13 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) in 2010. This is a Wiccan Esbat. Also known as the Oak Moon, Cold Moon, Margashirsha Poornima,Unduvap Poya, Frost Moon, Long Night’s Moon, and Moon Before Yule. See also Isis Full Moon love spell.
Lunar Eclipse:
Total Lunar Eclipse: Full Moon and total lunar eclipse at 3:17 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:17 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) at 29° 
Gemini 22'. Visible from Central America, east Asia, east Australia, Europe, New Zealand, North America, north Asia, the Philippines, South America, and west Africa. The total eclipse of the Moon will be visible in North and Central America from 11:41 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) Monday Dec 20 until 12:53 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) Tuesday Dec 21. The Earth’s inner shadow or umbra will start to cross the Moon at 10:33 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) Monday Dec 20 and will leave the Moon at 2:01 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) Tuesday Dec 21.
Third Quarter in Gemini:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Gemini.
Moon enters Cancer:
Moon Enters Cancer: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Cancer at 4:22 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:22 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Third Quarter in Cancer:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Cancer.
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
Mercury Sextile Neptune: Mercury is sextile Neptune at 12:03 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) today or 9:03 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Dec 20). Intuitive awareness is greatly heightened. Time of cleverness.
Sun Opposite Moon: The Sun is in opposition with the Moon at 3:13 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:13 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). You may find yourself working very hard for very little gain. Spells and rituals for positive and fullness. Full Moon. Lunar Eclipse. 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 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Problems with plans. Time of daydreams.
Sun enters Capricorn:
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Sun Enters Capricorn: Planetary ingress. The Sun enters the sign Capricorn at 6:38 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 3:38 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Month of hard work, business, duty, responsibility. Winter Solstice.
Mercury Square Jupiter: Mercury is square Jupiter at 7:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). People have a tendency to quickly jump to conclusions.
Moon Opposite Mars: The Moon is in opposition with Mars at 11:06 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:06 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Lots of energy, but very little cooperation. Direct energy carefully.
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:
Cedar: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is cedar. You may want to burn cedar incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like cedar.
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: | Monday | December 21, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | enters Pisces |
| Mercury: | Direct until December 26 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10, 2010 | ||
holy days 2009
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Winter Solstice:
Winter Solstice: Astronomical day. The Winter Solstice is at 12:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in 2009. “Crush juniper berries in a mortar to release their aroma, mix with cedar or pine needles for a wonderful Winter Solstice incense: burn on charcoal tabs.” —Amber Skyfire
Night of the Silver Fir:
Winter Solstice: Celtic (Druid) holy day. Night of the Silver Fir. In Celtic tradition, this day is assigned to the tree the silver fir and the Ogham letter Ailm (A). The Winter Solstice is at 12:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in 2009.
Grand Ceremony of the Winter Solstice:
Grand Ceremony of the Winter Solstice: Shinto holy day. The Grand Ceremony of the Winter Solstice celebrates the end of the yin period of the sun (when it declines in power) and the beginning of the sun’s yang period (when it grows in strength).
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | enters Pisces |
Next Waxing Quarter December 24 | Next Full Moon December 31 | Next Waning Quarter January 7 | Next New Moon January 15 |
First Quarter in Aquarius:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Aquarius.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 7:53 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon enters Pisces:
Moon Enters Pisces: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Pisces at 6:42 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
First Quarter in Pisces:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Pisces.
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
Venus Sextile Neptune: Venus is sextile Neptune at 12:24 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Jupiter Conjunct Neptune: Jupiter is in conjunction with Neptune at3:50 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Conjunct Neptune: The Moon is in conjunction with Neptune at 7:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Conjunct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 7:09 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Mercury Quincunx Mars: Mercury is quincunx Mars at 7:33 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 7:53 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Sun enters Capricorn:
--> Sun Enters Capricorn: Planetary ingress. The Sun enters the sign Capricorn at 12:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 7:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Work hard and make positive gains towards your desires. Ritual related to Athena. [See also sextile, Sun, Moon]
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:
Basil, Lavender, Lily: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is lily. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is lavender or basil. You may want to burn basil, lavender, or lily incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like basil, lavender, or lily.
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 2008
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Winter Solstice:
Winter Solstice: Astronomical day. The Winter Solstice is at 7:04 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in 2008. “Crush juniper berries in a mortar to release their aroma, mix with cedar or pine needles for a wonderful Winter Solstice incense: burn on charcoal tabs.” —Amber Skyfire
Night of the Silver Fir:
Winter Solstice: Celtic (Druid) holy day. Night of the Silver Fir. In Celtic tradition, this day is assigned to the tree the silver fir and the Ogham letter Ailm (A). The Winter Solstice is at 7:04 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in 2008.
Grand Ceremony of the Winter Solstice:
Grand Ceremony of the Winter Solstice: Shinto holy day. The Grand Ceremony of the Winter Solstice celebrates the end of the yin period of the sun (when it declines in power) and the beginning of the sun’s yang period (when it grows in strength).
lunar information 2008
Fourth Quarter in Libra:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Libra.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 11:57 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon enters Scorpio:
Moon Enters Scorpio: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Scorpio at 6:36 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Fourth Quarter in Scorpio:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Scorpio.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
astrological information 2008
Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 3:19 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun enters Capricorn:
--> Sun Enters Capricorn: Planetary ingress. The Sun enters the sign Capricorn at 7:04 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Winter Solstice.
Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 10:21 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 11:57 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 7:39 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at 8:21 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
holy days 2007
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Night of the Yew:
Winter Solstice Eve: Celtic (Druid) holy day. The Night of the Yew, associated with the Ogham letter Idho (I) and the yew tree, is the night before the Winter Solstice (December 22 in 2007).
lunar information 2007
Moon enters Gemini:
Moon Enters Gemini: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Gemini at 10:13 pm GMT.
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