October 16

fixed holy days

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

Day of Houses of Ra and Asar:

    Day of Houses of Ra and Asar: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. it is the day of the Houses of Re (Ra) and of Asar (Osiris).

Proerosia:

    Proerosia: Greek holy day. Festival for Demeter’s blessings in preparation for the ploughing and sowing at the beginning of the agricultural season.

Burning Times:

    Burning Times: Mrs. Richard Manship acquited as a Witch in Maryland, on October 16, 1654. Her accuser, Peter Godson, was judged to have defamed and slandered her.



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This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Hator-abet
Day 30

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Mihr (seventh month)
Day of Anagran
Day 30

    The day of Anagran celebrates the Av. Anaghra Raocha, Endless Light. 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: “(148) On the day of Anagran (the Endless Light) trim your hair and nails and take your wife to bed so that an exceptional 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

Gort (G)

Ivy Moon
Day 17

    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: Persephone
Archetype: Arianrhod
Symbol: butterfly
Folk Names:
Moon of Bouyancy
Moon of Resilience

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Hunting

Roman information

a.d. XVII Kal. Nov.
17 days before the Kalends of November
Month: October

    The a.d. XVII Kal. designation means ante diem or 17 “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 October is named for octo, because it was originally the eighth month of the Roman solar year October was sacred to Mars, Roman God of war.

    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, October (the eighth 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, October 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), October 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 7 in modern Western numerology. See the article on seven for more information.


tarot

    Today’s tarot card is The Tower.


date:SaturdayOctober 16, 2010
Moon:
waxing gibbous2nd Quarterin Aquarius
Mercury:
Direct until December 10
Venus:
Retrograde until November 18
Jupiter:
Retrograde until November 18
Uranus:
Retrograde until December 5
Neptune:
Retrograde until November 7

lunar information 2010

Moon:waxing gibbous2nd Quarterin Aquarius

Next Full Moon
October 22

Next Waning Quarter
October 30

Next New Moon
November 6

Next Waxing Quarter
November 13

Second Quarter in Aquarius:

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

    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 Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 5:40 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:40 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Patience leads to results. Be patient and accomplish your goals.

         Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 10:09 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:09 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to relax with friends. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor).

         Sun Conjunct Mercury: The Sun is in conjunction with Mercury at 9:05 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:05 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Pay attention to details. Time for short journeys.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

    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:FridayOctober 16, 2009
Moon:
waning crescent4th Quarterenters Libra
Mercury:
Direct until December 26
Uranus:
Retrograde until December 1
Neptune:
Retrograde until November 4

lunar information 2009

Moon:waning crescent4th Quarterenters Libra

Next New Moon
October 18

Next Waxing Quarter
October 25

Next Full Moon
November 2

Next Waning Quarter
November 9

Fourth Quarter in Virgo:

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

Void of Course:

    Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 6:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon enters Libra:

     Moon Enters Libra: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Libra at 6:29 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Fourth Quarter in Libra:

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

    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 Conjunct Saturn: The Moon is in conjunction with Saturn at 3:55 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). [See also conjunction]

         Moon Sextile Mars: The Moon is sextile Mars at 6:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).

         Moon Square Pluto: The Moon is square Pluto at 8:09 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

         Moon Conjunct Venus: The Moon is in conjunction with Venus at 9:56 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). [See also conjunction]

Mars enters Leo:

     --> Mars Enters Leo: Planetary ingress. Mars enters the sign Leo at 11:32 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

         Sun Quincunx Uranus: The Sun is quincunx Uranus at 2:36 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

         Sun Trine Neptune: The Sun is trine Neptune at 8:46 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

    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 2007 and 2008

These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.

Ayathrem:

    Ayathrem: Zoroastran holy day. ‘bringing home the herds’, one of the seven obligatory feasts of Zoroastrianism and one of the six gahanbars (or gahambars). The gahanbars date back to the pre-Zoroastrian agricultural people of the Iranian Plateau and mark the changing of the agricultural seasons. The gahanbars were absorbed into Zoroastrianism as religious holy days and are celebrated with feasting and fun.
    In the Fasli (seaonsal) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from Ocotber 12 to October 16. In the Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from March 13 to March 17 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Ayathrem is celebrated from February 11 to February 15 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.


lunar information 2008

Third Quarter in Taurus:

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

    Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.


astrological information 2008

         Moon Trine Jupiter: The Moon is trine Jupiter at 5:40 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

         Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 9:21 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

         Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 1:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

         Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 4:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

         Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 8:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).


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