THIS CALENDAR is the working calendar of Hellenion, a diverse group of Hellenic The calendar outlines ancient monthly practices,
ractices, such as Hekate’s Deipnon,
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), via the Wayback Machine, see at
https://web.archive.org/web/20220327084922/http://www.numachi.com/~cc
ount/hmepa/calendars/700.2.Gamelion.html for the 700th Olympiad.
One of our associated projects, the online version of this calendar, is now available
at the Hellenion web site: https://www.hellenion.org/calendar. 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.
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: Temple of Zeus at Sounion. Photo by Melissa Gold, June 2006.
Graphic design by KM Wehrstein.
January 2023
Poseideon 2 – Gamelion
Ποσειδεών Β’ – Γαμηλιών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 8 Poseideon 2 2 9 Poseideon 2 3 10 Poseideon 2 4 11 Poseideon 2 5 12 Poseideon 2 6 13 Poseideon 2 7 14 Poseideon 2
Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and
Rhea

FULL MOON 6:07 pm EST

8 15 Poseideon 2 9 16 Poseideon 2 10 17 Poseideon 2 11 18 Poseideon 2 12 19 Poseideon 2 13 20 Poseideon 2 14 21 Poseideon 2

Libation to Hera

15 22 Poseideon 2 16 23 Poseideon 2 17 24 Poseideon 2 18 25 Poseideon 2 19 26 Poseideon 2 20 27 Poseideon 2 21 28 Poseideon 2

22 29 Poseideon 2 23 1 Gamelion 24 2 Gamelion 25 3 Gamelion 26 4 Gamelion 27 5 Gamelion 28 6 Gamelion

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

29 7 Gamelion 30 8 Gamelion 31 9 Gamelion

Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and
Rhea

Dark of the moon: Jan 6 – 4:53 pm AST; 3:53 pm EST; 2:53 pm CST; 1:53 pm MST; 12:53 pm PST, at 43.7°N / Athens, Greece - Jan 21, 10:53 pm
February 2023
Gamelion – Anthesterion
Γαμηλιών – Ανθεστηριών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 10 Gamelion 2 11 Gamelion 3 12 Gamelion 4 13 Gamelion
Lenaia Lenaia

5 14 Gamelion 6 15 Gamelion 7 16 Gamelion 8 17 Gamelion 9 18 Gamelion 10 19 Gamelion 11 20 Gamelion

Lenaia Lenaia Libation to Aphrodite

FULL MOON 1:28 pm EST

12 21 Gamelion 13 22 Gamelion 14 23 Gamelion 15 24 Gamelion 16 25 Gamelion 17 26 Gamelion 18 27 Gamelion

Theogamia

19 28 Gamelion 20 29 Gamelion 21 1 Anthesterion 22 2 Anthesterion 23 3 Anthesterion 24 4 Anthesterion 25 5 Anthesterion

Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena Aphrodite, Herakles,
Family Day (Canada) Hermes and Eros
Presidents Day (US)

26 6 Anthesterion 27 7 Anthesterion 28 8 Anthesterion

Artemis Apollon Poseidon and Theseus
Anniversary of the Death
of Socrates

Dark of the moon: Feb 20 – 3:05 am AST; 2:05 am EST; 1:05 am CST; 12:05 am MST; 11:05 am PST, at 43.7°N / Athens, Greece - Feb 20, 9;05 am
March 2023
Anthesterion – Elaphebolion
Ανθεστηριών – Ελαφηβολιών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 9 Anthesterion 2 10 Anthesterion 3 11 Anthesterion 4 12 Anthesterion
Helios, the Muses and Anthesteria - Pithoigia Anthesteria - Khoes
Rhea

5 13 Anthesterion 6 14 Anthesterion 7 15 Anthesterion 8 16 Anthesterion 9 17 Anthesterion 10 18 Anthesterion 11 19 Anthesterion

Anthesteria - Khytra Libation to Hephaistos

FULL MOON 7:40 am EDT

12 20 Anthesterion 13 21 Anthesterion 14 22 Anthesterion 15 23 Anthesterion 16 24 Anthesterion 17 25 Anthesterion 18 26 Anthesterion

Lesser Mysteries Lesser Mysteries Lesser Mysteries Lesser Mysteries & Lesser Mysteries Lesser Mysteries Lesser Mysteries
Diasia

19 27 Anthesterion 20 28 Anthesterion 21 29 Anthesterion 22 30 Anthesterion 23 1 Elaphebolion 24 2 Elaphebolion 25 3 Elaphebolion

Anniversary of the Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena
Martyrdom of Hypatia

Equinox

26 4 Elaphebolion 27 5 Elaphebolion 28 6 Elaphebolion 29 7 Elaphebolion 30 8 Elaphebolion 31 9 Elaphebolion

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

Dark of the moon: Mar 21 – 2:23 pm AST; 1:23 pm EST; 12:23 pm CST; 11:23 am MST; 10:23 am PST, at 43.7°N / Athens, Greece - Mar 21, 7:23 pm
Daylight Savings Time begins March 12, 2023, at 2:00 am in Canada and USA.
 April 2023
Elaphebolion – Mounykhion
Ελαφηβολιών – Μουνυχιών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 10 Elaphebolion
Dionysia ta astika

2 11 Elaphebolion 3 12 Elaphebolion 4 13 Elaphebolion 5 14 Elapheboion 6 15 Elaphebolion 7 16 Elaphebolion 8 17 Elaphebolion

Dionysia ta astika Dionysia ta astika Dionysia ta astika Dionysia ta astika Dionysia ta astika Dionysia ta astika Libation to Artemis
Dionysia ta astika
Pandia

FULL MOON 12:34 am EDT

9 18 Elaphebolion 10 19 Elaphebolion 11 20 Elaphebolion 12 21 Elaphebolion 13 22 Elaphebolion 14 23 Elaphebolion 15 24 Elaphebolion

16 25 Elaphebolion 17 26 Elaphebolion 18 27 Elaphebolion 19 28 Elaphebolion 20 29 Elaphebolion 21 1 Mounykhion 22 2 Mounykhion

Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon
Earth Day

23 3 Mounykhion 24 4 Mounykhion 25 5 Mounykhion 26 6 Mounykhion 27 7 Mounykhion 28 8 Mounykhion 29 9 Mounykhion

Athena Aphrodite, Herakles, Delphinia Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and
Hermes and Eros Artemis Rhea
Anniversary of the
Foundation of Hellenion

30 10 Mounykhion

Apr 20 – 1:12 am ADT; 12:12 am EDT; April 19 – 11:12 pm CDT; 10:12 pm MDT; 9:12 pm PDT, at 43.7°N / Athens, Greece - Apr 20, 7:12 pm
May 2023
Mounykhion – Thargelion
Μουνυχιών – Θαργηλιών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 11 Mounykhion 2 12 Mounykhion 3 13 Mounykhion 4 14 Mounykhion 5 15 Mounykhion 6 16 Mounykhion
Mounykhia

FULL MOON 1:34 pm EDT

7 17 Mounykhion 8 18 Mounykhion 9 19 Mounykhion 10 20 Mounykhion 11 21 Mounykhion 12 22 Mounykhion 13 23 Mounykhion

Olympeia Libation to Apollon

14 24 Mounykhion 15 25 Mounykhion 16 26 Mounykhion 17 27 Mounykhion 18 28 Mounykhion 19 29 Mounykhion 20 30 Mounykhion

Mother’s Day Hekate’s Deipnon

21 1 Thargelion 22 2 Thargelion 23 3 Thargelion 24 4 Thargelion 25 5 Thargelion 26 6 Thargelion 27 7 Thargelion

Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena Aphrodite, Herakles, Thargelia Thargelia
Victoria Day (Canada) Hermes and Eros Artemis Apollon

28 8 Thargelion 29 9 Thargelion 30 10 Thargelion 31 11 Thargelion

Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and
Rhea
Memorial Day (US)

Dark of the moon: May 19 – 12:53 pm ADT; 11:53 am EDT; 10:53 am CDT; 9:53 am MDT; 8:53 am PDT, at 43.7°N / Athens, Greece - May 19, 6:53 pm.
June 2023
Thargelion – Skirophorion
Θαργηλιών – Σκιροφοριών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 12 Thargelion 2 13 Thargelion 3 14 Thargelion

FULL MOON 11:41 pm EDT

4 15 Thargelion 5 16 Thargelion 6 17 Thargelion 7 18 Thargelion 8 19 Thargelion 9 20 Thargelion 10 21 Thargelion

Bendideia Libation to Zeus

11 22 Thargelion 12 23 Thargelion 13 24 Thargelion 14 25 Thargelion 15 26 Thargelion 16 27 Thargelion 17 28 Thargelion

Anniversary of the Death Kallynteria Plynteria
of Alexander the Great

18 29 Thargelion 19 1 Skirophorion 20 2 Skirophorion 21 3 Skirophorion 22 4 Skirophorion 23 5 Skirophorion 24 6 Skirophorion

Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon Arrephoria Aphrodite, Herakles, Artemis
Fathers’ Day Athena Hermes and Eros

Solstice

25 7 Skirophorion 26 8 Skirophorion 27 9 Skirophorion 28 10 Skirophorion 29 11 Skirophorion 30 12 Skirophorion

Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and Skira
Anniversary of the death Rhea
of Roman Emperor Julian

Dark of the moon: Jun 18 – 1:37 am ADT; 12:37 am EDT; 11:37 pm CDT; 10:37 pm MDT; 9:37 pm PDT, at 43.7°N / Athens, Greece - Jun 18, 7:27 am
July 2023
Skirophorion – Hekatombaion
Σκιροφοριών – Εκατομβαιών
Year 2 of the 700th Olympiad – Year 3 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 13 Skirophorion
Canada Day

2 14 Skirophorion 3 15 Skirophorion 4 16 Skirophorion 5 17 Skirophorion 6 18 Skirophorion 7 19 Skirophorion 8 20 Skirophorion

Bouphonia & Dipolieia US Independence Day Libation to Athena

FULL MOON 7:38 am EDT

9 21 Skirophorion 10 22 Skirophorion 11 23 Skirophorion 12 24 Skirophorion 13 25 Skirophorion 14 26 Skirophorion 15 27 Skirophorion

16 28 Skirophorion 17 29 Skirophorion 18 30 Skirophorion 19 1 Hekatombaion 20 2 Hekatombaion 21 3 Hekatombaion 22 4 Hekatombaion

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

23 5 Hekatombaion 24 6 Hekatombaion 25 7 Hekatombaion 26 8 Hekatombaion 27 9 Hekatombaion 28 10 Hekatombaion 29 11 Hekatombaion

Artemis Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and
Rhea

30 12 Hekatombaion 31 13 Hekatombaion
Kronia

Dark of the moon: Dark of the moon: July 17 – 3:31 pm ADT; 2:31 pm EDT; 1:31 pm CDT; 12:31 pm MDT; 11:31 am PDT, at 43.7°N / Athens, Greece - Jul 17, 9:31 pm
August 2023
Hekatombaion – Metageitnion
Εκατομβαιών – Μεταγειτνιών
Year 3 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 14 Hekatombaion 2 15 Hekatombaion 3 16 Hekatombaion 4 17 Hekatombaion 5 18 Hekatombaion
Synoikia Synoikia

FULL MOON 2:31 pm EDT

6 19 Hekatombaion 7 20 Hekatombaion 8 21 Hekatombaion 9 22 Hekatombaion 10 23 Hekatombaion 11 24 Hekatombaion 12 25 Hekatombaion

Civic Holiday (Canada) Panathenaia ta megala Panathenaia ta megala Libation to Hermes
Panathenaia ta megala

13 26 Hekatombaion 14 27 Hekatombaion 15 28 Hekatombaion 16 29 Hekatombaion 17 30 Hekatombaion 18 1 Metageitnion 19 2 Metageitnion

Panathenaia ta megala Panathenaia ta megala Panathenaia ta megala Panathenaia ta megala Panathenaia ta megala Noumenia Agathos Daimon
Hekate’s Deipnon Herakleia?

20 3 Metageitnion 21 4 Metageitnion 22 5 Metageitnion 23 6 Metageitnion 24 7 Metageitnion 25 8 Metageitnion 26 9 Metageitnion

Athena Aphrodite, Herakles, Artemis Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and
Hermes and Eros Rhea

27 10 Metageitnion 28 11 Metageitnion 29 12 Metageitnion 30 13 Metageitnion 31 14 Metageitnion

FULL MOON 9:35 pm EDT

Dark of the moon: Aug 16 – 6:38 am ADT; 5:38 am EDT; 4:38 am CDT; 3:38 am MDT; 2:38 am PDT, at 43.7°N / Athens, Greece - Aug 16, 12:38 am.
September 2023
Metageitnion – Boedromion
Μεταγειτνιών – Βοηδρομιών
Year 3 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 15 Metageitnion 2 16 Metageitnion
Eleusinia Eleusinia
Kourotrophos, Hekate
and Artemis

3 17 Metageitnion 4 18 Metageitnion 5 19 Metageitnion 6 20 Metageitnion 7 21 Metageitnion 8 22 Metageitnion 9 23 Metageitnion

Eleusinia Eleusinia The Heroines Hera Telkhinia Brazilian Independence Libation to Demeter &
Labor Day (US) Day Persephone
Labour Day (Canada)

10 24 Metageitnion 11 25 Metageitnion 12 26 Metageitnion 13 27 Metageitnion 14 28 Metageitnion 15 29 Metageitnion 16 1 Boedromion

Zeus Epoptes Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia

Hellenion membership
renewals due

17 2 Boedromion 18 3 Boedromion 19 4 Boedromion 20 5 Boedromion 21 6 Boedromion 22 7 Boedromion 23 8 Boedromion

Agathos Daimon Athena Basile Genesios Artemis Agrotera Apollon Poseidon and Theseus
Niketeria Aphrodite, Herakles, Artemis
Hermes and Eros

Equinox

24 9 Boedromion 25 10 Boedromion 26 11 Boedromion 27 12 Boedromion 28 13 Boedromion 29 14 Boedromion 30 15 Boedromion

Helios, the Muses and Demokratia Eleusinia ta megala
Rhea

FULL MOON 5:57 am EDT

Dark of the moon: Sep 14 – 10:39 pm ADT; 9:39 pm EDT; 8:39 pm CDT; 7:39 pm MDT; 6:39 pm PDT, at 43.7°N / Athens, Greece - Sep 15, 4:39 am.
October 2023
Boedromion – Pyanepsion
Βοηδρομιών – Πυανεψιών
Year 3 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 16 Boedromion 2 17 Boedromion 3 18 Boedromion 4 19 Boedromion 5 20 Boedromion 6 21 Boedromion 7 22 Boedromion
Eleusinia ta megala Eleusinia ta megala Eleusinia ta megala Eleusinia ta megala Eleusinia ta megala Eleusinia ta megala Libation to Hades
Epidauria?

8 23 Boedromion 9 24 Boedromion 10 25 Boedromion 11 26 Boedromion 12 27 Boedromion 13 28 Boedromion 14 29 Boedromion

Season of Apatouria Thanksgiving (Canada) Sacrifices to Nymphs, Libation to Poseidon
begins Akheloös, others

15 30 Boedromion 16 1 Pyanepsion 17 2 Pyanepsion 18 3 Pyanepsion 19 4 Pyanepsion 20 5 Pyanepsion 21 6 Pyanepsion

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

22 7 Pyanepsion 23 8 Pyanepsion 24 9 Pyanepsion 25 10 Pyanepsion 26 11 Pyanepsion 27 12 Pyanepsion 28 13 Pyanepsion

Pyanepsia & Theseia Stenia Thesmophoria Thesmophoria Thesmophoria
Oskhophoria Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and
Apollon Rhea

FULL MOON 4:24 pm EDT

29 14 Pyanepsion 30 15 Pyanepsion 31 16 Pyanepsion

The Heroines

Dark of the moon: Oct 14 – 2:55 pm ADT; 1:55 pm EDT; 12:55 pm CDT; 11:55 am MDT; 10:55 am PDT, at 43.7°N / Athens, Greece - Oct 14, 8:55 pm.
November 2023
Pyanepsion – Maimakterion
Πυανεψιών – Μαιμακτηριών
Year 3 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 17 Pyanepsion 2 18 Pyanepsion 3 19 Pyanepsion 4 20 Pyanepsion

5 21 Pyanepsion 6 22 Pyanepsion 7 23 Pyanepsion 8 24 Pyanepsion 9 25 Pyanepsion 10 26 Pyanepsion 11 27 Pyanepsion

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

12 28 Pyanepsion 13 29 Pyanepsion 14 30 Pyanepsion 15 1 Maimakterion 16 2 Maimakterion 17 3 Maimakterion 18 4 Maimakterion

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

19 5 Maimakterion 20 6 Maimakterion 21 7 Maimakterion 22 8 Maimakterion 23 9 Maimakterion 24 10 Maimakterion 25 11 Maimakterion

Artemis Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and Pompaia?
Rhea
Thanksgiving (US)

26 12 Maimakterion 27 13 Maimakterion 28 14 Maimakterion 29 15 Maimakterion 30 16 Maimakterion

FULL MOON 4:16 am EST

Dark of the moon: Nov 13 – 5:27 am AST; 4:57 am EST; 3:27 am CST; 2:27 am MST; 1:27 am PST, at 43.7°N. / Athens, Greece - Nov 13, 11:27 am
Daylight savings time ends November 6 in Canada and US.
December 2023
Maimakterion – Poseideon
Μαιμακτηριών – Ποσειδεών
Year 3 of the 700th Olympiad

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 17 Maimakterion 2 18 Maimakterion

3 19 Maimakterion 4 20 Maimakterion 5 21 Maimakterion 6 22 Maimakterion 7 23 Maimakterion 8 24 Maimakterion 9 25 Maimakterion

Libation to Dionysos

10 26 Maimakterion 11 27 Maimakterion 12 28 Maimakterion 13 29 Maimakterion 14 1 Poseideon 15 2 Poseideon 16 3 Poseideon

Hekate’s Deipnon Noumenia Agathos Daimon Athena

17 4 Poseideon 18 5 Poseideon 19 6 Poseideon 20 7 Poseideon 21 8 Poseideon 22 9 Poseideon 23 10 Poseideon

Aphrodite, Herakles, Plerosia Artemis Apollon Poseidon and Theseus Helios, the Muses and Country Dionysia?
Hermes and Eros Poseidea Rhea
Heliogenna Heliogenna

Solstice

24 11 Poseideon 25 12 Poseideon 26 13 Poseideon 27 14 Poseideon 28 15 Poseideon 29 16 Poseideon 30 17 Poseideon

FULL MOON 7:33 pm EST

Haloa - Jan 7/8, 2024

31 18 Poseideon
New Year’s Eve

Dark of the moon: Dec 12 – 7:32 pm AST; 6:32 pm EST; 5:32 am CST; 4:32 am MST; 3:32 am PST, at 43.7°N / Athens, Greece - Dec 13, 1:32 pm.