Lunar monthbeginsMonthnamePresidingdeityLunar monthbeinsMonthnamePresidingdeity

1-Jul-11

Djehuty

Thoth11-Jul-10

Tekhy

Seth30-Jul-11

Tekhy

Seth10-Aug-10

Minkhet

Neith29-Aug-11

Minkhet

Neith8-Sep-10

HatHor

Hathor27-Sep-11

HatHor

Hathor 7-Oct-10

Ka-Hor-Ka

Sokar26-Oct-11

Ka-Hor-Ka

Sokar 6-Nov-10

Sef Bedet

Min25-Nov-11

Sef Bedet

Min5-Dec-10

Rekh wer

Nuit24-Dec-11

Rekh wer

Nuit4-Jan-11

RekhNedjes

Anubis23-Jan-12

RekhNedjes

Anubis3-Feb-11

Rnwtt

Renenutet21-Feb-12

Rnwtt

Renenutet4-Mar-11

Khonsu

Khonsu22-Mar-12

Khonsu

Khonsu3-Apr-11

Horus

Horus21-Apr-12

Horus

Horus3-May-11

Ipet

Jepet21-May-12

Ipet

Jepet1-Jun-11

WepRenpet

Ra19-Jun-12

WepRenpet

RaA "lunar standstill" occurred in year one of this 19 year cycle

Year 6See next page for the "standard" solar festival year of Ancient Egypt andFAQ

Test: If NM after summer solstice occurs within 11 days then an intercalary month(shown as grey column) is neededInformation compiled by House of Life at Ombos - check for revisions and corrections. For those who wish to continue using theLate Egyptian Civil Calendar one possible solution is given below:

Egyptian Archaic Lunar Calendar Lunar-Solar Cycle (based on summer solstice GMT) Year 5

Egyptianseasons

monthnumber

Months of civil year Deities

Fiveepagomenaldays

AkhetIThothThothJul

day 1Birth of Osiris(inundation)IIPhaophiOpet/PtahAug

day 2Birth of HorusIIIAthyrHathorSepIVChoiakOsiris/SekhmetOct

day 3Birth of SethPeretITybi

Nehebkau

Nov(planting)IIMechir

Anubis

Dec

day 4Birth of IsisIIIPharmenothImenhotepJan

day 5Birth of NephthysIVPharmuthiRenenutetFebShemuIPachonsKhonsuMar (harvest)IIPayniHorusApr IIIEpiphiIpetMayIVMesoreRa or RaHorakhtyJun

FAQOmbos Home:

http://www.ombos.co.ukA: The section on the Lunar Sothic lunar calendar you mention from page 185 of "Wheel of theYear in Ancient Egypt" describes the situation as it was way back in second millenia BCE andbefore. Back in that day Sirius could be used to calibrate the lunar calendars. The heliacalrising would then have been near the summer solstice. The problem lies in a phenomenonknown as precession which pushes the HR back later in the year well after the Nile flood itonce heralded. Thus I suggest the use of the summer solstice as the notional fixed point andthis I use in the sequence I update each year on the Scribd.

The Late Egyptian Festival Year

Julius Ceasar's reforms of the Greco-Egyptian Calendar abolished the group of five"epagomenal" days, instead distributing them throughout the year. Here is one possiblesolution to the problem.Q: According to my calculations and looking at Braddis Book of Fixed Stars and some Webpages dedicated to Sothis Helical Rising, I came to conclusion that Sirius is having its HelicalRising on the 13th of August 2011 at 05:52 BST. For my Latitude – 51N21 approximately.According to pg. 185 of your book: “The Lunar year begins at the New First Moon after theHelical rising of Sothis” = 29th of August 2011. Then in the same page, just bellow you say: “ If the New Moon occurs within less then 11 days of the Helical rising of Sirius there needs to bean intercalary lunar month.” There are 16 days between the rising of Sirius and the First NewMoon afterwards.As far as I understood the parameters above, there is no need for anintercalary lunar month to be included. Unless my calculation for the Helical rising of Sirius isnot correct.Q: How can I look up my birthday in the Egyptian "Calendar" or "Almanac" of "Lucky & Unluckydays" as published in "Supernatural Assault in Ancient Egypt"A: If your birthday falls on for example 16th March - this approximates to the Egyptian month

Pachons

, the first month of the season of Shemu. Look up the 16th day of Shemu I in theCalendar