| date: | Tuesday | October 27, 2009 | |
Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Aquarius |
Mercury: | Direct until December 26 | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 1  | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 4 | ||
- fixed holy days (same date every year)
- 2009 lunar days
- 2009 astrological
- Kemetic calendar
- Zoroastrian calendar
- Celtic Ogham tree calendar
- Roman calendar
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Feast of Asar at Abydos:
Feast of Asar at Abydos: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Feast of Asar [Osiris] at Abydos. The unborn are joyful. Wonderful day.
Owaqlt:
Owaqlt: Hopi holy day. Owaqlt. Women’s healing ceremony. The ceremony is “Mellons on the Vine”, woman as receptacle/womb for the seeds of life. Sexual symbolism.
Night of Nurturers:
Night of Nurturers: Modern Wiccan holy day. Night of Nurturers. Part of a modern All-Hallows Week celebration. For those who keep the home fires burning, caring for those in need of care. Source: “Wiccacraft for Families” by Margie McArthur.
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Aquarius |
 Next Full Moon November 2 |  Next Waning Quarter November 9 |  Next New Moon November 16 |  Next Waxing Quarter November 24 |
Second Quarter in Aquarius:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Aquarius.
Aquarius Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Leo Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Conjunct Jupiter: The Moon is in conjunction with Jupiter at 2:40 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). [See also conjunction]
Moon Conjunct Neptune: The Moon is in conjunction with Neptune at 3:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). [See also conjunction]
Magick Color:
Red: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is red. You may want to burn a red candle or wear some red this day.
Magick Incense:
Bayberry, Nutmeg, Rue: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is bayberry. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is nutmeg or rue. You may want to burn bayberry, nutmeg, or rue incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like bayberry, nutmeg, or 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. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Khoiak (Sekhmet)
Day 11
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Aban (eighth month)
Day of Khwarshed
Day 11
The day of Khwarshed celebrates the Av. Hvar Khshaeta, The Shining Sun. 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: “(129) On the day of Khwarshed (the Sun) take your children to the grammar-school so that they may become literate and wise.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).
The second seven days (second week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates light and nature.
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 28
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. VI Kal. Nov.
6 days before the Kalends of November
Month: October
The a.d. VI Kal. designation means ante diem or six “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 9 in modern Western numerology. See the article on nine for more information.
| date: | Wednesday | October 27, 2010 | |
| Moon: | waning gibbous | 3rd Quarter | |
lunar information 2008
Fourth Quarter in Libra:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Libra.
Hecate Moon:
Hecate Moon: Lunar Greek holy day. On the last day of the lunar month (the day before the New Moon), the Greeks honored 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 2008. 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.
astrological information 2008
Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 5:17 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Conjunct Mercury: The Moon is in conjunction with Mercury at 7:37 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 10:55 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Moon Trine Neptune: The Moon is trine Neptune at 3:24 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Mars Sextile Jupiter: Mars is sextile Jupiter at 4:29 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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