Celtic Lunar Ogham Calendar

14 Trees of the Celtic Lunar calendar

These are the Celtic Lunar months, commonly known as the Oghamic calendar. Whether the Celts of one Clan or another used this is uncertain. There are many Oghams, only a handful of which have been translated. There have been thousands of scholarly arguments about the Oghams, about which one is correct, the accuracy of the translations, and so on. But this is a system that many modern day Celtic Pagans use, and they believe it works.

The Beithe Luis Nion Ogham is a system in which the first 13 consonants of the Ogham alphabet are recognized as the Lunar months of the calendar. The Celtic year begins on Samhain night to represent the Dark half of the year and the Light half. The Oghamic calendar, however, begins 3 days after the Winter Solstice, on the Day of Reckoning. It was believed that on this day, one could tell for certain that the days were indeed getting longer and that the Light would return. Therefore, this day was selected to begin counting the new cycle.

The Months and their corresponding trees are:

Beithe:	The Birch Tree- December 24th through January 20th.
Luis:	The Rown Tree- January 21st through February 17th.
Nion:	The Ash Tree- February 18th through March 17th
Fearn:	The Alder Tree- March 18th through April 14th
Saille:	The Willow Tree- April 15th through May 12th
Huath:	The Hawthorn Tree- May 13th through June 9th
Duir:	The Oak Tree- June 10th through July 7th
Tinne:	The Holly July 8th through August 4th
Coll:	The Hazel Tree- August 5th through September 1st
Muin:	The Vine- September 2nd through Septeber 29th
Gort:	The Ivy- September 30th through October 27th
Ngetal:	The Reed- October 28th through November 24th
Ruis:	The Elder Tree- November 25th through December 22nd
Uil-iok:	The Mistletoe- December 23rd, the Nameless Day