On Monday, March 13th, We Celebrate…..

Buergsonndeg (Luxembourg)
NERTHUS

Themes: Spring; Cycles; Health; Energy; Peace; Prosperity

Symbols: Fire; Chariot; Soil

About Nerthus: This Germanic earth goddess welcomes the season with her presence. She was so important in Danish regions that no weapons or iron tools could be left out during her festivals, because that was thought to invoke her displeasure. During spring rites, her statue was covered on a chariot until the priest determined she had arrived to oversee the festivities.

To Do Today: Traditionally, today is spent before a bonfire that greets the sun and banishes the last vestiges of winter. So, take down your heavy winter curtains, and let some light into the house! This restores Nerthus’s positive energy and expels any lingering sicknesses. If it’s cloudy out, turn on some lights, don dazzling-colored clothing, and find ways to brighten up your living space with flowers and decorations that speak of earth (Nerthus) and spring’s beauty.

Another customary activity is turning the soil, mixing it with an offering of milk, flour, and water. Even if you don’t have a garden, turn a little dirt near your apartment or home and leave a similar gift. This action rejoices in Nerthus’s awakening and draws the goddess’s peace and prosperity to your residence. To take a little of that same blessing with you, just collect a bit of the soil-milk mixture in a container and put it wherever you need peace or prosperity the most.

365 Goddess: A Daily Guide To the Magic and Inspiration of the goddess
Patricia Telesco

 

Today is Monday, March 13

 

Monday is the sacred day of the moon, personified as the goddesses Selene, Luna, and Mani. The moon is ruler of flow, affecting the changeable and impressionable aspects of people. If a full moon falls on a Monday, then the powers of the moon are at their most potent.

Deity: Mani

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Planet: Moon

Tree: Willow

Herb: Chickweed

Stone: Agate

Animal: Crab

Element: Water

Color: Green

Rune: Lagu (L)
 

Celtic Tree Month of Nuin (Ash) – (February 18 – March 17)

The Runic Half Month of Tyr (February 27 – March 13)

Goddess of the Month of Moura – (February 20 – March 19)

 

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The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick

 

The Pagan Calendar for March 2017

1: Matronalia, the Festival of Women, held in honor of Juno Luciana.
6: Birthday of “official witch of Salem” Laurie Cabot in 1933
12: Full moon — Storm Moon at 10:54 am. Use this month’s moon phase to celebrate balance, rebirth, and renewal.
17: Irish Heritage Day
17: Celtic Tree Month of Ash ends
18: Celtic Tree Month of Alder begins
19: Ostara, the spring equinox.
19: Mabon (Southern Hemisphere), the autumn equinox.
26: Birthday of author and folklorist Joseph Campbell
28: Death of author Scott Cunningham in 1993

 

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Patti Wigington
Currently published on ThoughtCo

In the Sky This Month

Leo takes its rightful place as the lord of the skies on March nights. The lion is in good view in the east as darkness falls, and springs high across the sky during the night. The bright planet Jupiter trails far behind it, near Spica, the brightest star of Virgo. And the even brighter planet Venus changes addresses during the month. It is the brilliant Evening Star as the month begins, but switches to the morning sky by month’s end.

 

March 13: Moon and Companions
Look for brilliant Jupiter rising below the almost-full Moon late this evening, with the bright star Spica close to the lower right of Jupiter. Through binoculars, Jupiter’s four big moons look like tiny stars arrayed near the giant planet.

 

March 14: Moon, Jupiter, and Spica
The dazzling planet Jupiter and the fainter star Spica rise almost even with the Moon this evening. All three objects are within the borders of the constellation Virgo.

 

March 15: Quasars
Amateur telescopes reveal amazing sights. Perhaps the most amazing looks like an average star. It’s a maelstrom of gas around a massive black hole 2.5 billion light-years away. Known as 3C 273, it’s in the east at nightfall, above the brilliant planet Jupiter.

 

March 16: Giant Cannibal
Betelgeuse, the bright orange shoulder of Orion, is high in the south-southwest as night falls, above the hunter’s three-star belt. Recent research says that when Betelgeuse was younger, it might have swallowed a companion star as massive as the Sun.

 

March 17: Venus and Mercury
The Sun’s two closest planets are staging a switcheroo. Mercury is climbing higher into the evening sky, while Venus is dropping out of the sky. Venus is the brilliant “evening star,” with much fainter Mercury close to its lower left tonight.

 

March 18: Moon, Antares, Saturn
The planet Saturn is in good view early tomorrow. It looks like a bright star to the lower left of the Moon at first light. The bright star Antares stands about the same distance to the lower right of the Moon.

 

March 19: Vernal Equinox
Those of us in the United States will wake up to a new season tomorrow. Spring begins at 5:29 a.m. CDT, which is the moment of the vernal equinox. It occurs when the Sun crosses Earth’s equator from south to north.

 

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StarDate

 

Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Monday, March 13th

The Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 125.25° SE
Sun Altitude: 33.85°
Sun Distance: 92.401 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2017 5:28 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:07 am↑ 93° East
Sunset Today: 7:00 pm↑ 267° West
Length of Daylight: 11 hours, 52 minutes

 

The Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 293.62° WNW
Moon Altitude: -28.02°
Moon Distance: 243974 mi
Next New Moon: Mar 27, 20179:57 pm
Next Full Moon: Apr 11, 20171:08 am
Next Moonrise: Today8:14 pm
Current Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 98.9%

 

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timeanddate.com