February 20

fixed holy days

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

Day of Tacita:

    Day of Tacita: Roman holy day. Day of Tacita, the silent Goddess, averter of harmful gossip. She is Dea Muta, mother of the Lares, Household Goddesses, and is also known as Lara.

Min Goes Forth in Festivity:

    Min Goes Forth in Festivity: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Min goes forth into the festivital tent. Put myrrh on the fire.

Festival of Love:

    Festival of Love: Greek holy day. Festival of Love, honoring Aphrodite (Feb. 14-21).

Parentalia:

    Parentalia: Roman holy day. Parentalia and Feralia (Feb. 13-21), a purification festival of peace and love devoted to ancestors and to Goddesses Mania and Vesta.

Changing Woman:

    Festival in honor of Estsanatlehi: Navajo (Native American) holy day. Estsanatlehi is Changing Woman. Festival lasts for eight days starting February 16.



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This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Parmuti or Pharmuthi (Renenutet or Rennutet)
Day 7

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Spandarmad (twelfth month)
Day of Amurdad
Day 7

    The day of Amurdad celebrates the Av. Ameretat, the Immortality or Life, who presides over plants. 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: “(125) On the day of Amurdad plant shrubs and trees.” 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

Nion (N)

Ash Moon
Day 3

    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: Neptune
Archetype: Lir (Celtic God of the Sea)
Symbol: trident
Folk Names:
Moon of Waters

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Horning

Roman information

a.d. X Kal. Mart.
10 days before the Kalends of March
Month: Februa or Febrvarivs or Februarius

    The a.d. X Kal. designation means ante diem or ten “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 February is named for a feast of purification. Romans called February the “Month of Purification”. During the festival of Lupercalia, priests would beat barren women with a goatskin thong called a februa (“means of purification”) in the belief it would make them fertile. February was originally given over the the infernal deities, making the purification feast essential as a counterbalance to all the evil that could occur in the world. February had 28 days (an even number) because of a Roman superstitious dread of even numbers. February eventually became sacred to Juno Februra, the Roman Queen Goddess.

    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, Ferbuary did not exist.
    Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, February was added to the end of the year (after December) and had 28 days (or 23 days with an extra five intercalary days in some years). The extra five days at the end of February were viewed as unlucky and not considered to be part of the normal year.
    In some years, an intercalary month (Mensis Intercalaris) called Mercedinus or Mercedonius or Intercalaris, was placed into February in order to bring the year into alignment. The intercalary month followed February 23rd and then after the intercalary month, February resumed with February 24th. Plutarch wrote “Numa … added an intercalary month, to follow February, consisting of twentty-two days, and called by the Romans the month Mercedinus. This amendment, however, itself, in course of time, came to need other amendments.” Some scholars claim that Intercalaris was added to the Roman calendar in 452 BCE.
    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), February was moved to after January and had 28 days, except in leap years, when it had 29 days. The extra leap day was added after February 23, rather than at the end of the month. 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 2 in modern Western numerology. See the article on two for more information.


tarot

    Today’s tarot card is The High Priestess.


date:SaturdayFebruary 20, 2010
Moon:
waxing crescent1st Quarterin Taurus
Mercury:
Direct until April 18
Mars:
Retrograde until March 10
Saturn:
Retrograde until May 30

lunar information 2010

Moon:waning gibbous3rd Quarterin Taurus

Next Waxing Quarter
February 21

Next Full Moon
February 28

Next Waning Quarter
March 7

Next New Moon
March 15

First Quarter in Taurus:

    First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Taurus.

    Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

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

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


astrological information 2010

         Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 2:49 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 11:49 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Feb 19). Cheerful time. Be affectionate. Spells regarding harmony. Ritual to Bast (Artemis, Diana) and Het Heret (Hathor, Aphrodite, Venus).

         Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 10:53 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:53 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of indecision, restlessness, and/or worry.

         Sun Quincunx Mars: The Sun is quincunx Mars at 8:13 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:13 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Short bursts of strong, dynamic action.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

    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:FridayFebruary 20, 2009
Moon:
waning crescent4th Quarterin Capricorn
Mercury:
Direct until May 7
Saturn:
Retrograde until May 16

lunar information 2009

Moon:waning crescent4th Quarterin Capricorn

Next New Moon
February 24

Next Waxing Quarter
March 4

Next Full Moon
March 10

Next Waning Quarter
March 18

Fourth Quarter in Capricorn:

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

    Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

    Capricorn Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

    Cancer Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.


astrological information 2009

         Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 8:21 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

    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 Leo:

    Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Leo.

Void of Course:

    Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 12:52 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon enters Vrigo:

     Moon Enters Virgo: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Virgo at 7:06 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Second Quarter in Virgo:

    Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Virgo.

Full Moon:

    Full Moon: Lunar. Occurs at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time in 2008. This is a Wiccan Esbat. See also Isis Full Moon love spell. Lunar Eclipse.

Lunar Eclipse:

    Lunar Eclipse: Lunar. Occurs at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time in 2008.

Third Quarter in Virgo:

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


astrological information 2008

         Moon Opposite Neptune: The Moon is in opposition with Neptune at 4:49 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

         Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 12:52 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).

         Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 8:22 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

         Sun Opposite Moon / Lunar Eclipse: The Sun is in opposition with the Moon at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Lunar Eclipse.


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