January 13 pagan holy day calendar

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 holy days

2008 lunar days
2008 astrological
2007 holy days

fixed holy days

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

Midvintersblot:

Midvintersblot: Norse holy day. In honor of Tiu.

Uproar Among Children of Geb:

Uproar Among Children of Geb: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. There is an uproar among the Children of Geb.

Twentieth Day:

Twentieth (20th) of Christmas: Norwegian Christian holy day.

Russian New Year:

Old Russian New Year: Russian holy day. This was the day of the Russian New Year under the old (Julian) calendar.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Mekhir (Rekh-Ur)
Day 29

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Day (tenth month)
Day of Mahraspand
Day 29

The day of Mahraspand celebrates the Av. Mathra Spenta, Holy Word (Manthra), also specific sections of scriptures with certain poetic and spiritual properties. 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: “(147) On the day of Mahraspand mend your clothes, stitch them, and put them on, and take your wife to bed so that a keen-witted and goodly child may be born (to you).” 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

Beth (B)

Birch Moon
Day 21

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: Sun
Archetype: Taliesin (Celtic God of Bards)
Symbol: eagle or stag
Folk Names:
Moon of Inception
Moon of Beginning

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Snowmoon

Roman information

Id. Ian.
the Ides of January
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus

The Ides was originally the Full Moon on the early Roman lunar calendar. The Latin word idus means “half division” of a month and comes from an older Etruscan word meaning “divide”. The Ides occurred on the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and on the 13th day of all other months. The Romans considered the ides to be a particularly auspicious (good) day, dedicated to Jupiter, the Roman King deity.

The Roman month of January is named for Janus (Ianvs). January was sacred to Janus, the Roman God of gates, doors, and entrances. Janus was an early Italic sky god that long predated Rome. Ovid claimed that Janus said “The ancient called me chaos, for a being from of old am I.” Ovid also claimed that after the world’s creation, Janus said, “It was then that I, till that time a mere ball, a shapeless lump, assumed the face and members of a god.” Joannes of Lydia said, “Our own Philadelphia still preserves a trace of the ancient belief. On the first day of the month there goes in procession no less a personage than Janus himself, dressed up in a two-faced mask, and people call him Saturnus, identifying him with Kronos.” The beginning of each day, month, and year were sacred to Janus. The Romans believed that Janus opened the gates of heaven each day at dawn , letting out the monring, and closed the gates of heaven each day at dusk.

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, January 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, January was added to the beginning of the year (following February) and 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), January had 31 days and February was moved to after January. 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. The Romans avoided giving January 30 days (skipping from 29 to 31) because of a superstitious dread of even numbers.

numerology

Today totals 4 in modern Western numerology. See the article on four for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is Death.

date:	Wednesday	January 13, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Capricorn
Mercury:	Retrograde until January 15
Mars:	Retrograde until March 10
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30 Saturn goes retrograde at 10:56 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:56 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) at 4° Libra 39'

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	in Capricorn
Next New Moon January 15	Next Waxing Quarter January 23	Next Full Moon January 30	Next Waning Quarter February 5

Fourth Quarter in Capricorn:

Fourth 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 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

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

astrological information 2010

Venus Sextile Uranus: Venus is sextile Uranus at 4:48 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 1:48 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Use the power of peaceful and gentle thoughts to end arguments. Ritual to Ma’at.

Moon Conjunct Pluto: The Moon is in conjunction with Pluto at 7:23 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 4:23 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for quiet conversations. Magick spells involving others. Ritual to Djehuti (Thoth) and Seshat.

Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 9:11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:11 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for serious thinking. Ritual to Ptah. Note that the time is 9:11 in New York City. Notice the connections to upcoming Saturn retrograde and Moon conjunct Mercury. This is a serious time.

Saturn Goes Retrograde:

Saturn Goes Retrograde: Saturn goes retrograde in the sign Libra (4° Libra 39') at 10:56 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 7:56 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) until May 30th .

Moon Conjunct Mercury: The Moon is in conjunction with Mercury at 11:35 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:35 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Beware tempermental words and actions.

Sun Sextile Uranus: The Sun is sextile Uranus at 1:42 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 10:42 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time for originality. Put your creative ideas into real world action. Ritual to Bast and Sekhmet.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Tuesday	January 13, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Virgo
Mercury:	Retrograde until February 1
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Virgo
Next Waning Quarter January 17	Next New Moon January 26	Next Waxing Quarter February 2	Next Full Moon February 9

Third Quarter in Leo:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 1:38 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon enters Virgo:

Moon Enters Virgo: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Virgo at 1:33 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Third Quarter in Virgo:

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

Harvesting: The Moon makes this day excellent for harvesting.

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

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

astrological information 2009

Moon Opposite Neptune: The Moon is in opposition with Neptune at 1:38 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).

Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 2:19 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 4:25 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 4:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).