Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
Today's date is marked by the
asterisk to the right: *
Today's date is marked by the
asterisk to the right: *
As time goes on, I will link all of the sections to lengthy background essays. This will take a while. In the meantime, take a look, read the introduction, and think about all of the questions that emerge from even a quick look at the calendar.
Solar Calendar Date
十
一
星期一
Eleventh Day
Weekday One
(Monday, February 11)
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
解歲
神德
Generational Virtue
Unleashing Spirits
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
申辰子
Auspicious Hours
申辰子
凶吉中
酉己丑
中吉吉
戌午寅
中中凶
亥未卯
凶吉中
23:00-01:00 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Auspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 In-Between
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
09:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Inauspicious
17:00-19:00 In-Between
19:00-21:00 In-Between
21:00-23:00 Inauspicious
*The hours above are for Hong Kong. It is up to you if you want to recalibrate or to assume that the cyclicality of the calendar "covers" the rest of the world. This is a greater interpretive challenge than you might think.
23:00-01:00 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Auspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 In-Between
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
09:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Inauspicious
17:00-19:00 In-Between
19:00-21:00 In-Between
21:00-23:00 Inauspicious
*The hours above are for Hong Kong. It is up to you if you want to recalibrate or to assume that the cyclicality of the calendar "covers" the rest of the world. This is a greater interpretive challenge than you might think.
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Section Four
Activities to Avoid
忌
Activities to Avoid
忌
安置
牀產
牀產
Manufacturing
Positioning Beds
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
初
二
戊
Cosmological Information
初
二
戊
申
土
畢
破
Second day (first lunar month)
Second day (first lunar month)
Cyclical day: wushen (45/60)
Phase (element): Earth
Constellation: Complete (19/28)
Jianchu Cycle: Destroy (7/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
宜
沐
浴
治
病
破
屋
壊
垣
天月
牢破
俱大
將耗
沐
浴
治
病
破
屋
壊
垣
天月
牢破
俱大
將耗
Appropriate Activities
Bathing
Doctor Visits
Reconstructing Rooms
Breaking Down Walls
Miscellaneous Information
Lunar Repression, Great Harvest
Heavenly Prison, Genéral Entière
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Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
白鬼
White, Ghost
Inauspicious Stars
白鬼
White, Ghost
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous Activities
Miscellaneous Activities
房
爐牀
爐牀
Room
Stove, Bed
Stove, Bed
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