- 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 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.
Day of Felicitas:
Day of Felicitas: Roman holy day. Day of Felicitas, a day of peace for Goddesses Felicitas, Pax, and Concordia. Felicitas was the Roman Goddess of good luck.
Blessing of the Animals:
Blessing of the Animals: Mexican holy day. Blessing of the animals.
St. Anthony’s Day:
St. Anthony’s Day: Italian, Mexican, Spanish holy day.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Pamenot or Phamenoth (Amenhotep)
Day 3
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Vohuman (eleventh month)
Day of Ardwahisht
Day 3
The day of Ardwahisht celebrates the Av. Asha Vahishta, the Highest Asha, who presides over fire. 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: “(121) On the day of Ardwahisht go to the Fire Temple.” 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
Beth (B)
Birch Moon
Day 25
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
a.d. XVI Kal. Feb.
16 days before the Kalends of February
Month: Ianvarivs or Ianuarius or Januarius or Janus
The a.d. XVI Kal. designation means ante diem or 16 “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 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 8 in modern Western numerology. See the article on eight for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Star.
| date: | Sunday | January 17, 2010 | |
Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Aquarius |
Mercury: | Direct until April 18 | ||
Mars: | Retrograde until March 10  | ||
Saturn: | Retrograde until May 30 | ||
holy days 2010
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Blessing of the Animals:
Blessing of the Animals: Italian holy day (also celebrated in Austria, England, Mexico, Spain, and Switzerland). Blessing of the animals. Held on the Sunday closest to January 17th. Feast to the animals. Cast protection spells on your animals.
St. Anthony’s Day:
St. Anthony’s Day: Italian, Mexican, Spanish holy day. Held on the Sunday closest to January 17th in honor of St. Anthony of Abad, patron saint of the animals. Farm animals and house pets are blessed with holy water by a Roman Catholic priest. Christians eat a feast featuring pork.
lunar information 2010
| Moon: | waxing crescent | 1st Quarter | in Aquarius |
 Next Waxing Quarter January 23 |  Next Full Moon January 30 |  Next Waning Quarter February 5 |  Next New Moon February 13 |
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 3:22 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:22 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Moon enters Pisces:
Moon Enters Pisces: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Pisces at 1:17 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Jan 18) or 10:17 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today.
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
Moon Conjunct Neptune: The Moon is in conjunction with Neptune at 3:22 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:22 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time of touchy emotions. Time of distractions. Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Jupiter enters Pisces:
--> Jupiter Enters Pisces: Planetary ingress. Jupiter enters the sign Pisces at 9:10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 6:10 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Moon Conjunct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 1:22 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Jan 18) or 10:22 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Time of optimistic idealism.
Magick Color:
Gold or Yellow: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is gold or yellow. You may want to burn a gold or yellow candle or wear some gold or yellow this day.
Magick Incense:
Frankincense: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is frankincense. You may want to burn frankincense incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like frankincense.
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: | Saturday | January 17, 2009 | |
| Moon: | Waning Quarter | in Libra | |
| Mercury: | Retrograde until February 1 | ||
| Saturn: | Retrograde until May 16 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | Waning Quarter | in Libra | |
Next New Moon January 26 | Next Waxing Quarter February 2 | Next Full Moon February 9 | Next Waning Quarter February 16 |
Third Quarter in Libra:
Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Libra.
Moon Enters Fourth Quarter:
Waning Quarter: The moon enters the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Libra at 9:46 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 9:46 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Fourth Quarter in Libra:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Libra.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
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 Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 5:55 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 11:56 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 9:46 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Last Quarter. Moon Void of Course (V/C).
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:
Parsley, Sandalwood, Thyme: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is sandalwood. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is parsley or thyme. You may want to burn parsley, sandalwood, or thyme incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like parsley, sandalwood, or thyme.
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 9:05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.
astrological information 2008
Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 2:07 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 10:13 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Moon Quincunx Venus: The Moon is quincunx Venus at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Sun Trine Moon: The Sun is trine the Moon at 9:05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).
Taurus Rewarding: This day in 2008 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Taurus because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Scorpio Challenging: This day in 2008 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Scorpio because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
lunar information 2007
Hecate Moon:
Hecate Moon: Lunar Greek holy day. On the last day of the lunar month (the day before the New Moon), Greeks would honor Hecate, the Goddess of Witches, by leaving a small meal on altars at crossroads. These meals were eaten by the poor or animals (note use a paper plate, because any plate must be permanently donated to Hecate). Occurs today in 2007. Many modern Witches and Wiccans volunteer to help distribute food the poor on this day. Other modern Witches and Wiccans organize food drives or donate food for the poor on this day. See also Hecate black candle love spell.
Moon enters Capricorn:
Moon Enters Capricorn: Lunar ingress. The Moon enters the sign Capricorn at 1:48 am GMT.
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