The Southern Seasons Celtic Year 2006

May 5, 2006 - April 23, 2007

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YEAR 5 of FIVE YEAR CYCLE 2002-2006: CYCLE 1 of SAECULUM 2002-2031

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I. From Beltaine to Samhain: May to October
Winter in the Southern Lands

"They divided the year into two parts. During the first half, namely, from Bealtaine to Samhain, they hunted each day..."
- from The Pursuit of Giolla dacker and his horse, 16th Century Ireland
The Celtic Calendar - Main Essay

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Mids SAMON Mat

Mids: May 5 - May 19, 2006 Atenoux: May 20 - Jun 3, 2006

The Giammon moon

Samon is the first month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the start of Winter. May's Fire Feast of Beltaine, marked with the rising of Aldebaran and the Pleides at sunrise is met with the onset of the colder seasons in the South. To mark this time, the fire of May in the South is best called for the season of Winter - Teine Geimhreadh Deas - and the lunation of Samon named for the winter, and so the "Giammon moon".

To celebrate this month, season and time, see the poems 'Summer is Gone' and 'Clear Winter'. The seasonal - but not celestial - aspects are associated with Samhain.

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First Quarter May 5, 2006 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon May 13, 2006 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter May 20, 2006 At nadir at sunset

New Moon May 27, 2006 Western horizon

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Mids DUMAN Anm

Mids: Jun 4 - Jun 18, 2006 Atenoux: Jun 19 - Jul 2, 2006

The Semiuisonna moon

Duman is the second month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the time of the establishment of Winter. June's solstice is that of Winter - the shortest daylight hours in the South. To mark this time, the lunation of Duman is appropriately named for the second Celtic winter month, and so the "Semiuisonna moon".

To celebrate this month, season and time, see the poems 'Winter' and 'Song of Winter'. The seasonal - but not celestial - aspects are associated with the time after Samhain.

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First Quarter June 4, 2006 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon June 12, 2006 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter June 18, 2006 At nadir at sunset

New Moon June 26, 2006 Western horizon

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Mids RIVROS Mat

Mids: Jul 3 - Jul 17, 2006 Atenoux: Jul 18 - Aug 1, 2006

The Equos moon

Riuros is the third month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the time of deep Winter. August's Fire Feast of Lughnasa, marked with the rising of Sirius at sunrise is met with the lengthening days and the first promise of Spring in the South. To mark this time, the fire of August in the South is best called for the season of Spring - Teine Earrach Deas - and the lunation of Rivros is appropriately named for the third Celtic winter month, and so the "Equos moon".

The seasonal - but not celestial - aspects are associated with the time before Oimelc.

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First Quarter July 4, 2006 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon July 11, 2006 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter July 18, 2006 At nadir at sunset

New Moon July 25, 2006 Western horizon

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Mids ANAGAN Anm

Mids: Aug 2 - Aug 16, 2006 Atenoux: Aug 17 - Aug 30, 2006

The Elembiuos moon

Anagantios is the fourth month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the time of earliest Spring. To mark this time, the lunation of Anagantios is appropriately named for the fourth Celtic winter month, and so the "Elembiuos moon".

To celebrate this month, season and time, see the poems 'I Should Like' and 'The Little Prince'. The seasonal - but not celestial - aspects are associated with the Feast of Oimelc.

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First Quarter August 2, 2006 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon August 9, 2006 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter August 16, 2006 At nadir at sunset

New Moon August 24, 2006 Western horizon

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Mids OGRON Mat

Mids: Aug 31 - Sept 14, 2006 Atenoux: Sept 15 - Sept 29, 2006

The Aedrini moon

Ogronnos is the fifth month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the time of early Spring. The equinox in September is the Vernal equinox, and the days become longer than the nights. To mark this time, the lunation of Ogronnos is appropriately named for the fifth Celtic winter month, and so the "Aedrini moon".

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First Quarter September 1, 2006 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon September 8, 2006 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter September 14, 2006 At nadir at sunset

New Moon September 22, 2006 Western horizon

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Mids CVTIOS Mat

Mids: Sept 30 - Oct 14, 2006 Atenoux: Oct 15 - Oct 29, 2006

The Cantlos moon

Cutios is the sixth month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the last month of the winter half of the year. To mark this time, the lunation of Cutios is appropriately named for the last Celtic winter month, and so the "Cantlos moon".

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First Quarter September 30, 2006 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon October 8, 2006 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter October 14, 2006 At nadir at sunset

New Moon October 22, 2006 Western horizon

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II. Samhain to Beltaine: November to April
Summer in the Southern Lands

"And during the second half, namely, from Samhain to Bealtaine, they lived quartered."
- from The Pursuit of Giolla dacker and his horse, 16th Century Ireland
The Celtic Calendar - Main Essay

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Mids GIAMMON Anm

Mids: Oct 30 - Nov 13, 2006 Atenoux: Nov 14 - Nov 27, 2006

The Samon moon

Giammon is the seventh month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the start of Summer. November's Fire Feast of Samhain, marked with the rising of Antares at sunrise is met with the onset of the warmer seasons in the South. To mark this time, the fire of November in the South is best called for the season of Summer - Teine Samhradh Deas - and the lunation of Giammon named for the summer, and so the "Samon moon".

To celebrate this month, season and time, see the poems 'Summer has Come' and 'The Salmon'. The seasonal - but not celestial - aspects are associated with Beltaine.

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First Quarter October 30, 2006 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon November 5, 2006 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter November 13, 2006 At nadir at sunset

New Moon November 21, 2006 Western horizon

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Mids SEMIVISON Mat

Mids: Nov 28 - Dec 12, 2006 Atenoux: Dec 13 - Dec 27, 2006

The Duman moon

Semiuisonna is the eighth month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the time of the establishment of Summer. December's solstice is that of Summer - the longest daylight hours in the South. To mark this time, the lunation of Semiuisonna is appropriately named for the second Celtic summer month, and so the "Duman moon".

To celebrate this month, season and time, see the poems 'Mac ríg' and 'Song of Summer'. The seasonal - but not celestial - aspects are associated with the time after Beltaine.

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First Quarter November 28, 2006 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon December 5, 2006 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter December 12, 2006 At nadir at sunset

New Moon December 20, 2006 Western horizon

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Mids EQVOS Anm

Mids: Dec 28, 2006 - Jan 11, 2007 Atenoux: Jan 12 - Jan 25, 2007

The Riuros moon

Equos is the ninth month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the time of high Summer. To mark this time, the lunation of Equos is appropriately named for the third Celtic summer month, and so the "Riuros moon".

To celebrate this month, season and time, see the poems 'Mac ríg' and 'Song of Summer'. The seasonal - but not celestial - aspects are associated with the time before Lughnasa.

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First Quarter December 27, 2006 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon January 3, 2007 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter January 11, 2007 At nadir at sunset

New Moon January 19, 2007 Western horizon

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Mids ELEMBIV Anm

Mids: Jan 26 - Feb 9, 2007 Atenoux: Feb 10 - Feb 23, 2007

The Anagantios moon

Elembiuos is the tenth month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the time of high Summer. February's Fire Feast of Oimelc, marked with the rising of Capella at sunrise, is met with hot but shortening days in the South. To mark this time, the fire of August in the South is best called for the season of High Summer - Teine Grian Deas, the 'Southern Sun Fire' - and the lunation of Elembiuos is appropriately named for the fourth Celtic summer month, and so the "Anagantios moon".

The seasonal - but not celestial - aspects are associated with the Feast of Lughnasa.

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First Quarter January 26, 2007 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon February 2, 2007 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter February 10, 2007 At nadir at sunset

New Moon February 18, 2007 Western horizon

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Mids AEDRINI Mat

Mids: Feb 24 - Mar 10, 2007 Atenoux: Mar 11 - Mar 25, 2007

The Ogronnos moon

Aedrini is the eleventh month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the time of early Autumn. The equinox in March is the Autumnal equinox, and the days become shorter than the nights. To mark this time, the lunation of Aedrini is appropriately named for the fifth Celtic summer month, and so the "Ogronnos moon".

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First Quarter February 24, 2007 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon March 4, 2007 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter March 12, 2007 At nadir at sunset

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Mids CANTLOS Anm

Mids: Mar 26 - Apr 9, 2007 Atenoux: Apr 10 - Apr 23, 2007

The Cutios moon

Cantlos is the twelfth and final month of the Celtic year. In the Southern Lands, this is the time of Autumn. To mark this time, the lunation of Cantlos is appropriately named for the sixth Celtic summer month, and so the "Cutios moon".

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First Quarter March 26, 2007 At zenith at sunset

Full Moon April 3, 2007 Eastern horizon

Last Quarter April 11, 2007 At nadir at sunset

New Moon April 17, 2007 Western horizon

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The Celtic Year 2007

Cantlos 2006 is the final month of the current Five Year Cycle that began in May 2002, which was also the beginning of the current saeculum or 30 year cycle, with the return of Saturn to the constellation of Taurus as anciently noted by Pliny the Elder. The following lunation, April 24 to May 23 2007, is an intercalary month of 30 days used in the Celtic calendar to keep the solar cycle in check with the lunations, and Samon 2007 begins on May 24 2007. April 24 2007 is the first day of the second Five Year Cycle (2007-2011), the second cycle of the Saeculum 2002-2031.

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