THIS CALENDAR is the working calendar of Hellenion, a diverse group of Hellenic
polytheists sharing the common goal of living a life of piety and proper respect for
the Gods of Olympos and ancient Hellenic tradition.
The calendar is based on the monthly and annual observances and festivals of the
ancient Athenians from about 800 BCE to 323 BCE. This version was created using
information derived from two astronomical associations,
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SKYCAL/SKYCAL.html?cal=2020#skycal and from
www.timeanddate.com/calendar/moonphases.html, as well as these sources:
Greek Religion by Walter Burkert (Harvard University Press, 1977, English translation:
Basil Blackwell Publisher and Harvard University Press, 1985),
Old Stones, New Temples; ancient Greek paganism reborn, by Drew Campbell (Xlibris
Corporation, 2000),
Festivals of the Athenians, by H. W. Parke (London, Thames and Hudson, 1977)
Hellenic Month Established Per Athens (HMEPA). See the relevant pages at
http://www.numachi.com/~ccount/hmepa/calendars/700.html for the 700th
Olympiad. [Note: the site was accessed through the Way Back Machine to create
this year’s calendar.]
One of our associated projects, the online version of this calendar, is now available
at the Hellenion web site: http://www.hellenion.org . That version contains links to
descriptions of all the special days noted on this calendar and suggestions about how
to observe them in the 21st century. You are under no obligation to observe all the
occasions and days mentioned here; in fact, that would be all but impossible at
present, since none of us live in a wholly polytheistic city. Every observance is
optional. This calendar is made available to you as a learning tool, and as a framework
to begin or extend your practice of ancient Hellenic religious tradition. Needless to
say, ancient Hellenic religion involved many more practices than are implied by this
calendar, which is adapted to the modern secular calendar.
The calendar outlines ancient monthly practices, such as Hekate’s Deipnon,
Noumenia (the visible crescent moon) and the Agathos Daimon. It also lists ancient
Athenian festivals on the exact dates where these are known. Where the exact date
has not been revealed by research, a question mark follows the name of the festival.
Information about the specific observance can be found in the references mentioned
above and on the online version.
In addition to ancient festivals and observances, certain modern occasions are listed
as well. This includes the Hellenion monthly libation (ensuring that at least one day a
month is shared by the community, albeit scattered, at the same time, and also
ensuring that each of the twelve Olympians is honored at least once during the year).
Note that this libation is not an official practice of Hellenion but a voluntary activity
endorsed by many Hellenion members. Some modern festivals are also listed, such
as Heliogenna in December, and Prometheia, held in Greece near the summer
solstice near Mt. Olympos. At the time of creating this calendar, the exact 2022 dates
were not available. (More information about this festival is found at
https://prometheia.wordpress.com ).
Remember that, among the ancient Greeks, the day begins at sundown of the
previous day. Days in gray indicate the new moon/beginning of Greek month and the
Hellenion monthly libation date. The dark of the moon is an approximation based on
the Eastern Time Zone (based in Toronto, Ontario) and the exact time of dark of moon
and Noumenia varies in other locations depending on your time zone, where in the
time zone you live and your latitude.
Transliteration of Greek month names and festivals below used “y” to represent the
short “u” of Greek, “kh” is used to represent “chi” (χ), a sound which does not exist
in English, and “e” represents both epsilon (ε) and eta (η). Έρρωσο!
About the cover: Knossos reconstruction as interpreted by Sir Arthur Evans. The wall
was purposely reconstructed as a ruin. The 3D bull fresco is a reproduction. The
original is on the 2nd floor of the Heraklion Archeological Museum. Photo by Robert
Orofino, April 2017. Graphic design by KM Wehrstein.
January 2022
Poseideon – Gamelion
Ποσειδεών – Γαμηλιών
Year 1 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 27 Poseideon

2 28 Poseideon 3 29 Poseideon 4 1 Gamelion 5 2 Gamelion 6 3 Gamelion 7 4 Gamelion 8 5 Gamelion

Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena Aphrodite, Herakles, Libation to Hera
Hermes and Eros

9 6 Gamelion 10 7 Gamelion 11 8 Gamelion 12 9 Gamelion 13 10 Gamelion 14 11 Gamelion 15 12 Gamelion

Artemis Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and Lenaia
Rhea

16 13 Gamelion 17 14 Gamelion 18 15 Gamelion 19 16 Gamelion 20 17 Gamelion 21 18 Gamelion 22 19 Gamelion

Lenaia Lenaia Lenaia

FULL MOON 6:48 pm EST

23 20 Gamelion 24 21 Gamelion 25 22 Gamelion 26 23 Gamelion 27 24 Gamelion 28 25 Gamelion 29 26 Gamelion

30 27 Gamelion 31 28 Gamelion
Theogamia

Dark of the moon: Jan 2 – 2:33 pm AST; 1:33 pm EST; 12:33 pm CST; 11:33 pm MST; 10:33 pm PST, at 43.7°N
February 2022
Gamelion – Anthesterion
Γαμηλιών – Ανθεστηριών
Year 1 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 29 Gamelion 2 1 Anthesterion 3 2 Anthesterion 4 3 Anthesterion 5 4 Anthesterion
Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena Aphrodite, Herakles,
Hermes and Eros

6 5 Anthesterion 7 6 Anthesterion 8 7 Anthesterion 9 8 Anthesterion 10 9 Anthesterion 11 10 Anthesterion 12 11 Anthesterion

Artemis Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and Libation to Aphrodite
Anniversary of the Death Rhea Anthesteria - Pithoigia
of Socratēs

13 12 Anthesterion 14 13 Anthesterion 15 14 Anthesterion 16 15 Anthesterion 17 16 Anthesterion 18 17 Anthesterion 19 18 Anthesterion

Anthesteria - Khoes Anthesteria - Khytrai

FULL MOON 11:56 am EST

20 19 Anthesterion 21 20 Anthesterion 22 21 Anthesterion 23 22 Anthesterion 24 23 Anthesterion 25 24 Anthesterion 26 25 Anthesterion

Lesser Mysteries Lesser Mysteries Lesser Mysteries & Lesser Mysteries Lesser Mysteries Lesser Mysteries
Family Day (Canada) Diasia
Presidents Day (US)

27 26 Anthesterion 28 27 Anthesterion
Lesser Mysteries

Dark of the moon: Feb 1 – 1:46 pm AST; 12:46 am EST; 11:46 am CST; 10:46 am MST; 9:46 am PST, at 43.7°N.
March 2022
Anthesterion – Elaphebolion
Ανθεστηριών – Ελαφηβολιών
Year 1 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 28 Anthesterion 2 29 Anthesterion 3 30 Anthesterion 4 1 Elaphebolion 5 2 Elaphebolion
Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon

6 3 Elaphebolion 7 4 Elaphebolion 8 5 Elaphebolion 9 6 Elaphebolion 10 7 Elaphebolion 11 8 Elaphebolion 12 9 Elaphebolion

Athena Aphrodite, Herakles, Elaphebolia Apollon Asklepia Libation to Hephaistos
Hermes and Eros Artemis Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and
Rhea

13 10 Elaphebolion 14 11 Elaphebolion 15 12 Elaphebolion 16 13 Elaphebolion 17 14 Elaphebolion 18 15 Elaphebolion 19 16 Elaphebolion

Dionysia ta astika Dionysia ta astika Dionysia ta astika Dionysia ta astika Dionysia ta astika Dionysia ta astika Dionysia ta astika

FULL MOON 3:17 am EDT

20 17 Elaphebolion 21 18 Elaphebolion 22 19 Elaphebolion 23 20 Elaphebolion 24 21 Elaphebolion 25 22 Elaphebolion 26 23 Elaphebolion

Dionysia ta astika
Pandia
Anniversary of the
martyrdom of Hypatia

Equinox

27 24 Elaphebolion 28 25 Elaphebolion 29 26 Elaphebolion 30 27 Elaphebolion 31 28 Elaphebolion

Dark of the moon: Mar 2 – 1:34 pm AST; 12:34 pm EST; 11:34 am CST; 10:34 am MST; 9:34 am PST, at 43.7°N.
Daylight Savings Time begins March 13, 2022, at 2:00 am in Canada and USA.
April 2022
Elaphebolion – Mounykhion
Ελαφηβολιών – Μουνυχιών
Year 1 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 29 Elaphebolion 2 30 Elaphebolion
Hekate’s Deipnon

3 1 Mounykhion 4 2 Mounykhion 5 3 Mounykhion 6 4 Mounykhion 7 5 Mounykhion 8 6 Mounykhion 9 7 Mounykhion

Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena Aphrodite, Herakles, Delphinia Libation to Artemis
Hermes and Eros Artemis Apollon

10 8 Mounykhion 11 9 Mounykhion 12 10 Mounykhion 13 11 Mounykhion 14 12 Mounykhion 15 13 Mounykhion 16 14 Mounykhion

Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and
Rhea

17 15 Mounykhion 18 16 Mounykhion 19 17 Mounykhion 20 18 Mounykhion 21 19 Mounykhion 22 20 Mounykhion 23 21 Mounykhion

Mounykhia Olympeia Earth Day

FULL MOON 2:55 pm EDT

24 22 Mounykhion 25 23 Mounykhion 26 24 Mounykhion 27 25 Mounykhion 28 26 Mounykhion 29 27 Mounykhion 30 28 Mounykhion

Anniversary of the
Foundation of Hellenion

Dark of the moon: Apr 1 – 3:24 am ADT; 2:24 am EDT; 1:24 am CDT; 12:24 am MDT; March 31 – 11:24 pm PDT, at 43.7°N.
Dark of the moon: Apr 30 – 5:28 pm ADT; 4:28 pm EDT; 3:28 pm CDT; 2:28 pm MDT; 1:28 pm PDT
May 2022
Mounykhion – Thargelion
Μουνυχιών – Θαργηλιών
Year 1 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 29 Mounykhion 2 1 Thargelion 3 2 Thargelion 4 3 Thargelion 5 4 Thargelion 6 5 Thargelion 7 6 Thargelion
Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena Aphrodite, Herakles, Thargelia
Hermes and Eros Artemis

8 7 Thargelion 9 8 Thargelion 10 9 Thargelion 11 10 Thargelion 12 11 Thargelion 13 12 Thargelion 14 13 Thargelion

Thargelia Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and Libation to Apollon
Apollon Rhea
Mother’s Day

15 14 Thargelion 16 15 Thargelion 17 16 Thargelion 18 17 Thargelion 19 18 Thargelion 20 19 Thargelion 21 20 Thargelion

Bendideia

FULL MOON 12:14 am EDT

22 21 Thargelion 23 22 Thargelion 24 23 Thargelion 25 24 Thargelion 26 25 Thargelion 27 26 Thargelion 28 27 Thargelion

Victoria Day (Canada) Kallynteria Plynteria

29 28 Thargelion 30 29 Thargelion 31 30 Thargelion

Memorial Day (US) Hekate’s Deipnon

Dark of the moon: May 30 – 8:30 am ADT; 7:30 am EDT; 6:30 am CDT; 5:30 am MDT; 4:30 am PDT, at 43.7°N.
June 2022
Skirophorion – Hekatombaion
Σκιροφοριών – Εκατομβαιών
Year 1 of the 700th Olympiad – Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 1 Skirophorion 2 2 Skirophorion 3 3 Skirophorion 4 4 Skirophorion
Noumenia Agathos Daimon Arrephoria Aphrodite, Herakles,
Athena Hermes and Eros

5 5 Skirophorion 6 6 Skirophorion 7 7 Skirophorion 8 8 Skirophorion 9 9 Skirophorion 10 10 Skirophorion 11 11 Skirophorion

Artemis Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and Libation to Zeus
Rhea Anniversary of the Death
of Alexander the Great

12 12 Skirophorion 13 13 Skirophorion 14 14 Skirophorion 15 15 Skirophorion 16 16 Skirophorion 17 17 Skirophorion 18 18 Skirophorion

Skira Bouphonia & Dipolieia

FULL MOON 7:51 am EDT

19 19 Skirophorion 20 20 Skirophorion 21 21 Skirophorion 22 22 Skirophorion 23 23 Skirophorion 24 24 Skirophorion 25 25 Skirophorion

Fathers’ Day
Solstice

26 26 Skirophorion 27 27 Skirophorion 28 28 Skirophorion 29 29 Skirophorion 30 1 Hekatombaion

Anniversary of the death Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia
of Roman Emperor Julian Athenian New Year

Dark of the moon: Jun 28 – 11:52 pm ADT; 10:52 pm EDT; 9:52 pm CDT; 8:52 pm MDT; 7:52 pm PDT, at 43.7°N.
July 2022
Hekatombaion – Metageitnion
Εκατομβαιών – Μεταγειτνιών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 Hekatombaion 2 3 Hekatombaion
Agathos Daimon Athena
Canada Day

3 4 Hekatombaion 4 5 Hekatombaion 5 6 Hekatombaion 6 7 Hekatombaion 7 8 Hekatombaion 8 9 Hekatombaion 9 10 Hekatombaion

Aphrodite, Herakles, US Independence Day Artemis Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and Libation to Athena
Hermes and Eros Rhea

10 11 Hekatombaion 11 12 Hekatombaion 12 13 Hekatombaion 13 14 Hekatombaion 14 15 Hekatombaion 15 16 Hekatombaion 16 17 Hekatombaion

Kronia Synoikia Synoikia

FULL MOON 2:37 pm EDT

17 18 Hekatombaion 18 19 Hekatombaion 19 20 Hekatombaion 20 21 Hekatombaion 21 22 Hekatombaion 22 23 Hekatombaion 23 24 Hekatombaion

Panathenaia ta mikra Panathenaia ta mikra

24 25 Hekatombaion 25 26 Hekatombaion 26 27 Hekatombaion 27 28 Hekatombaion 28 29 Hekatombaion 29 30 Hekatombaion 30 1 Metageitnion

Panathenaia ta mikra Panathenaia ta mikra Panathenaia ta mikra Panathenaia ta mikra Panathenaia ta mikra Panathenaia ta mikra Noumenia
Hekate’s Deipnon

31 2 Metageitnion
Agathos Daimon
Herakleia?

Dark of the moon: Jul 28 – 2:54 pm ADT; 1:54 pm EDT; 12:54 pm CDT; 11:54 am MDT; 10:54 am PDT, at 43.7°N.
August 2022
Metageitnion – Boedromion
Μεταγειτνιών – Βοηδρομιών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 3 Metageitnion 2 4 Metageitnion 3 5 Metageitnion 4 6 Metageitnion 5 7 Metageitnion 6 8 Metageitnion
Athena Aphrodite, Herakles, Artemis Apollon Poseidon and Theseus
Civic Holiday (Canada) Hermes and Eros

7 9 Metageitnion 8 10 Metageitnion 9 11 Metageitnion 10 12 Metageitnion 11 13 Metageitnion 12 4 Metageitnion 13 15 Metageitnion

Helios, the Muses and Libation to Hermes
Rhea Eleusinia

FULL MOON 9:35 pm EDT

14 16 Metageitnion 15 17 Metageitnion 16 18 Metageitnion 17 19 Metageitnion 18 20 Metageitnion 19 21 Metageitnion 20 22 Metageitnion

Eleusinia Eleusinia Eleusinia The Heroines Hera Telkhinia
Kourotrophos, Hekate and
Artemis

21 23 Metageitnion 22 24 Metageitnion 23 25 Metageitnion 24 26 Metageitnion 25 27 Metageitnion 26 28 Metageitnion 27 29 Metageitnion

Zeus Epoptes

28 30 Metageitnion 29 1 Boedromion 30 2 Boedromion 31 3 Boedromion

Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena
Niketeria

Dark of the moon: Aug 27 – 5:37 am ADT; 4:17 am EDT; 3:17 am CDT; 2:17 am MDT; 1:17 am PDT, at 43.7°N.
September 2022
Boedromion – Pyanepsion
Βοηδρομιών – Πυανεψιών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 4 Boedromion 2 5 Boedromion 3 6 Boedromion
Basile Genesios Artemis Agrotera
Aphrodite, Herakles, Artemis
Hermes and Eros
Equinox

4 7 Boedromion 5 8 Boedromion 6 9 Boedromion 7 10 Boedromion 8 11 Boedromion 9 12 Boedromion 10 13 Boedromion

Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and Demokratia Libation to Demeter &
Labor Day (US) Rhea Persephone
Labour Day (Canada)
Brazilian Independence
Day
FULL MOON 5:59 am EDT

11 14 Boedromion 12 15 Boedromion 13 16 Boedromion 14 17 Boedromion 15 18 Boedromion 16 19 Boedromion 17 20 Boedromion

Eleusinia ta megala Eleusinia ta megala Eleusinia ta megala Eleusinia ta megala Eleusinia ta megala Eleusinia ta megala
Epidauria?
Hellenion membership
renewals due

18 21 Boedromion 19 22 Boedromion 20 23 Boedromion 21 24 Boedromion 22 25 Boedromion 23 26 Boedromion 24 27 Boedromion

Eleusinia ta megala Sacrifices to Nymphs,
Akheloös, others
Equinox

25 28 Boedromion 26 29 Boedromion 27 1 Pyanepsion 28 2 Pyanepsion 29 3 Pyanepsion 30 4 Pyanepsion

Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena Aphrodite, Herakles,
Hermes and Eros

Dark of the moon: Sep 25 – 6:54 pm ADT; 5:54 pm EDT; 4:54 pm CDT; 3:54 pm MDT; 2:54 pm PDT, at 43.7°N.
October 2022
Pyanepsion – Maimakterion
Πυανεψιών – Μαιμακτηριών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 5 Pyanepsion
Libation to Hades

2 6 Pyanepsion 3 7 Pyanepsion 4 8 Pyanepsion 5 9 Pyanepsion 6 10 Pyanepsion 7 11 Pyanepsion 8 12 Pyanepsion

Proerosia Pyanepsia & Theseia Stenia Thesmophoria Libation to Poseidon
Artemis Oskhophoria Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and Thesmophoria
Apollon Rhea

9 13 Pyanepsion 10 14 Pyanepsion 11 15 Pyanepsion 12 16 Pyanepsion 13 17 Pyanepsion 14 18 Pyanepsion 15 19 Pyanepsion

Thesmophoria The Heroines
Season of Apatouria Thanksgiving (Canada)
begins

FULL MOON 4:54 pm EDT

16 20 Pyanepsion 17 21 Pyanepsion 18 22 Pyanepsion 19 23 Pyanepsion 20 24 Pyanepsion 21 25 Pyanepsion 22 26 Pyanepsion

23 27 Pyanepsion 24 28 Pyanepsion 25 29 Pyanepsion 26 30 Pyanepsion 27 1 Maimakterion 28 2 Maimakterion 29 3 Maimakterion

Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena
Khalkeia

30 4 Maimakterion 31 5 Maimakterion
Aphrodite, Herakles,
Hermes and Eros

Dark of the moon: Oct 25 – 7:48 am ADT; 6:48 am EDT; 5:48 am CDT; 4:48 am MDT; 3:48 am PDT, at 43.7°N.
November 2022
Maimakterion – Poseideon
Μαιμακτηριών – Ποσειδεών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 6 Maimakterion 2 7 Maimakterion 3 8 Maimakterion 4 9 Maimakterion 5 10 Maimakterion
Artemis Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and Pompaia?
Rhea

6 11 Maimakterion 7 12 Maimakterion 8 13 Maimakterion 9 14 Maimakterion 10 15 Maimakterion 11 16 Maimakterion 12 17 Maimakterion

Remembrance Libation to Ares
Day (Canada)
Veterans Day (US)

FULL MOON 6:02 am EST

13 18 Maimakterion 14 19 Maimakterion 15 20 Maimakterion 16 21 Maimakterion 17 22 Maimakterion 18 23 Maimakterion 19 24 Maimakterion

20 25 Maimakterion 21 26 Maimakterion 22 27 Maimakterion 23 28 Maimakterion 24 29 Maimakterion 25 1 Poseideon 26 2 Poseideon

Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon
Thanksgiving (US)

27 3 Poseideon 28 4 Poseideon 29 5 Poseideon 30 6 Poseideon

Athena Aphrodite, Herakles, Plerosia Artemis
Hermes and Eros

Dark of the moon: Nov 23 – 6:57 pm AST; 5:57 pm EST; 4:57 pm CST; 3:57 pm MST; 2:57 pm PST, at 43.7°N.
Daylight savings time ends November 6, 2022, in Canada and USA at 2:00 am.
December 2022
Poseideon – Poseideon 2
Ποσειδεών – Ποσειδεών β’
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 7 Poseideon 2 8 Poseideon 3 9 Poseideon
Apollon Poseidea Helios, the Muses and
Poseidon and Theseus Rhea

4 10 Poseideon 5 11 Poseideon 6 12 Poseideon 7 13 Poseideon 8 14 Poseideon 9 15 Poseideon 10 16 Poseideon

Country Dionysia? Libation to Dionysos

FULL MOON 11:08 pm EST

11 17 Poseideon 12 18 Poseideon 13 19 Poseideon 14 20 Poseideon 15 21 Poseideon 16 22 Poseideon 17 23 Poseideon

18 24 Poseideon 19 25 Poseideon 20 26 Poseideon 21 27 Poseideon 22 28 Poseideon 23 29 Poseideon 24 30 Poseideon

Haloa Heliogenna Heliogenna Hekate’s Deipnon

Solstice

25 1 Poseideon 2 26 2 Poseideon 2 27 3 Poseideon 2 28 4 Poseideon 2 29 5 Poseideon 2 31 6 Poseideon 2 31 7 Poseideon 2

Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena Aphrodite, Herakles, Artemis Apollon
Hermes and Eros New Year’s Eve

Dark of the moon: Dec 23 – 6:16 am AST; 5:16 am EST; 4:16 am CST; 3:16 am MST; 2:16 am PST, at 43.7°N.