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
廿
二
五期星
Twenty-second Day
Astral Period Five
(Friday, February 22)
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Section Two
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
敬玉
安堂
Jade Court
Reverential Calm
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
申辰子
Auspicious Hours
申辰子
凶中中
酉己丑
中吉凶
戌午寅
中吉吉
亥未卯
凶吉吉
23:00-01:00 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Auspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 In-Between
09:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
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
Activities to Avoid
忌
作修
灶廚
Kitchen Repairs
Kitchen Repairs
Stove Work
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Cosmological Information
十
三
三
己
未
火
亢
未
火
亢
執
Thirteenth day (first lunar month)
Cyclical day: jiwei (56/60)
Phase (element): Fire
Constellation: Neck (2/28)
Jianchu Cycle: Grasp (6/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
宜
動祭
動祭
徒祀
捕入
捉學
安會
牀友
安出
葬行
楊
忌
陽火
將星
Appropriate Activities
Paying Reverence
Entering Study
Meeting Friends
Going Out (and about)
Moving Earth
Seizing and Capturing
Positioning Beds
Positioning Graves
Poplar Taboo
Miscellaneous Information
Fire Star
Yang General
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Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
白山
White, Mountain
Inauspicious Stars
白山
White, Mountain
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous Activities
占
厠門
Miscellaneous Activities
占
厠門
Divination
Toilet, Gate
Toilet, Gate
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