May 8

fixed holy days

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

Festival of Mens:

    Festival of Mens: Roman holy day. Mens is the Roman goddess of mind and consciousness.

Kemetic tradition:

    Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. If you see anything on this day, it will be good. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Deity of the Day:

    Deity of the Day:Frigga, Odin’s wife, & sphere of control is primarily the hearth & home; married love & childbirth.”—@LadyOceanStar on Twitter



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This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Payni or Paoni (Heru [Horus])
Day 24

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Ardwahisht (second month)
Day of Frawardin
Day 19

    The day of Farwardin celebrates the Av. Fravashis, The Guardian Angels. 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: “(137) On the day of Frawardin take no oath, and on that day sacrifice to the Farohars (departed spirits) of the blessed so that they may be the better pleased.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

    The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.

    The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Saille (S)

Willow Moon
Day 24

    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: Moon
Archetype: Morgan le Fay
Symbol: serpent
Folk Names:
The Witch’s Moon
Moon of Balance

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Merrymoon

Roman information

a.d. VIII Id. Mai.
8 days before the Ides of May
Month: Maius

    The a.d. VIII Id. designation means ante diem or eight “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 Maius is named for Maia. Maia was a daughter of Atlas. May was sacred to Maia, Roman Goddess of spring.

    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, May (the third month) had 31 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, May had 31 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), May 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 8 in modern Western numerology. See the article on eight for more information.


tarot

    Today’s tarot card is Strength.


date:SaturdayMay 8, 2010
Moon:
waning crescent4th Quarterin Pisces
Mercury:
Retrograde until May 11
Saturn:
Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:
Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:waning crescent4th Quarterin Pisces

Next New Moon
May 13

Next Waxing Quarter
May 20

Next Full Moon
May 27

Next Waning Quarter
June 4

Fourth Quarter in Pisces:

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

    Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

    Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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


astrological information 2010

         Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 1:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 10:17 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of impulsiveness and impulsive emotions. Direct your energy to positive effect. Magick spells regarding strong emotions expressed directly.

         Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 2:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 11:40 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to relax with friends. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor).

         Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 6:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:10 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Work hard to obtain your desires. Ritual related to Neith or Athena.

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:

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

    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:FridayMay 8, 2009
Moon:
waxing gibbous2nd Quarterin Scorpio
Mercury:
Retrograde until May 30
Saturn:
Retrograde until May 16
Pluto:
Retrograde until September 11

holy days 2009

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. Known as the Flower Moon.

Poornima:

    Poornima: Hindu holy day. The Full Moon Day that defines the Hindu lunar month’s unique qualities. Thursday, May 7, at 8:25 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT), to Friday, May 8, at 9:01 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Full Moon in late sidereal Libra (near-approaching early sidereal Scorpio) in Vishakha Nakshatra. Sidereal Scorpio is the least stable place in the Hindu zodiac for the Moon, leading to emotional drama. Vishakha Nakshatra is a star that increases professional skill at the expense of personal happiness.


lunar information 2009

Moon:waxing gibbous2nd Quarterin Scorpio

Next Full Moon
May 9

Next Waning Quarter
May 17

Next New Moon
May 24

Next Waxing Quarter
May 30

Second Quarter in Scorpio:

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

Full Moon:

    Full Moon: Lunar. Occurs at 9:01 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) in 2009. This is a Wiccan Esbat. Also known as the Flower Moon. See also Isis Full Moon love spell.

Third Quarter in Scorpio:

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

    Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

    Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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


astrological information 2009

         Moon Quincunx Venus: The Moon is quincunx Venus at 12:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

         Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 12:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

         Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 4:58 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

    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

First Quarter in Gemini:

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

Moon enters Cancer:

     Moon Enters Cancer: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Cancer at 7:02 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

First Quarter in Cancer:

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

    Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

    Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.


astrological information 2008

         Moon Opposite Pluto: The Moon is in opposition with Pluto at 8:22 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

         Moon Sextile Saturn: The Moon is sextile Saturn at 9:48 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).


lunar information 2007

Moon enters Aquarius:

     Moon Enters Aquarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aquarius at 5:47 pm GMT.

astrological information 2007

Venus enters Cancer:

     Venus Enters Cancer: Planetary ingress.


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