Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
Today's date: *
Today's date: *
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
四
四期星
Fourteenth Day
Astral Period Four
(Thursday, February 14)
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
十歲
靈馬
Generational Horse
Ten Spirits
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
申辰子
Auspicious Hours
申辰子
凶中中
酉己丑
凶凶吉
戌午寅
吉吉吉
亥未卯
凶吉吉
23:00-01:00 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Auspicious
03:00-05:00 Auspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 In-Between
09:00-11:00 Inauspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Inauspicious
17:00-19:00 Inauspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
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 Auspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 In-Between
09:00-11:00 Inauspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Inauspicious
17:00-19:00 Inauspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
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
嫁合
娶醬
Mixing Alcoholic Beverages
Marriage
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
初
五
辛
亥
Cosmological Information
初
五
辛
亥
金
井
收
Fifth day (first lunar month)
Fifth day (first lunar month)
Cyclical day: xinhai (48/60)
Phase (element): Metal
Constellation: Well (22/28)
Jianchu Cycle: Acceptance (10/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
宜
祭
祀
掃
舍
祭
祀
掃
舍
重歲
日破
月河
魁忌
Appropriate Activities
Paying Reverence
Sweeping Floors
Miscellaneous Information
Generational Disaster
Generational Disaster
River Taboo
Repeated Days
Monthly Stalwart
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Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
丫州
Bifurcation, Continent
Inauspicious Stars
丫州
Bifurcation, Continent
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous Activities
Miscellaneous Activities
廚
牀灶
牀灶
Kitchen
Bed, Stove
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