How to employ the Magical Calendar

Last night, it came to mind that I ought to provide a key to the elements which comprise each “Today’s Magical Calendar” entry (having composed it under the assumption that everyone reading it would just know what to do with the information).
1) Date: this contains both our standard date, and the calculated corresponding date in the Athenian Calendar, Deities and festivals associated with the date. Frankly, I’m proud of this little bit, having gone through all the conflicting information in the literature to make it as accurate as possible, and to conform to the Lunar Calendar (more so than the Athenians did, frankly). The dates here fall differently than those posted by other Hellenic groups, for the most effective Magical effect.
2) The phase of and position of the Moon; besides the information you can find in any almanac, this also takes into account the movement into the 28 Mansions of the Moon, based on both the Picatrix and Cornelius Agrippa. The Mansions are presently more important to Arabic and Hindu Astrological calculations. I have found that they greatly aid in choosing the proper time to initiate specific spell-work.
3) Planetary Hours of the Day: Rather than having to flip back and forth through references, here they are. Remember, the length of a planetary hour changes each day (you need to figure out the number of minutes from Sunrise to Sunset, which you divide by 12 to calculate the minutes contained in each hour, and to do the same for the evening hours between that sunset and the next day’s sunrise) with the exception of the two Equinoxes.
4) Astrological position: A rough guide to where all the inner Planets are, and their position and movement through the Zodiac. This gives you a rough idea of the Planetary interplay, when without an Ephemeris.
5) Observation: Taking all the above into consideration, some suggestions as to what sorts of work may best be performed on that day.