Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
Today's date: *
Today's date: *
This is one in a never-ending series—following the movements of the calendar—in Round and Square perpetuity. It is today's date in the Chinese lunar calendar, along with basic translation and minimal interpretation. Unless you have been studying lunar calendars (and Chinese culture) for many years, you will likely find yourself asking "what does that mean?" I would caution that "it" doesn't "mean" any one thing. There are clusters of meaning, and they require patience, reflection, careful reading, and, well, a little bit of ethnographic fieldwork. The best place to start is the introduction to "Calendars and Almanacs" on this blog. I teach a semester-long course on this topic and, trust
me, it takes a little bit of time to get used to the lunar calendar. Some of the material is readily accessible; some of it is impenetrable, even after many years.
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.
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
三
六期星
Twenty-third Day
Astral Period Six
(Saturday, February 23)
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Section Two
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
六歲
合支
Generational Branch
Six Linkages
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
申辰子
Auspicious Hours
申辰子
凶吉凶
酉己丑
中吉吉
戌午寅
凶吉凶
亥未卯
凶吉中
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 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Inauspicious
17:00-19:00 In-Between
19:00-21:00 Inauspicious
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
安結
牀綱
Binding Nets
Positioning Beds
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Cosmological Information
十
四
四
庚
申
木
氏
木
氏
破
Fourteenth day (first lunar month)
Cyclical day: gengshen (57/60)
Phase (element): Wood
Constellation: Clan (3/28)
Jianchu Cycle: Destroy (7/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
宜
治
治
病
破
屋
壊
垣
候
雁
北
復月
喪破
Appropriate Activities
Going to the Doctor
Smashing Walls
Destroying Embankments
Wild Geese Head North
(fifth of seventy-two micro-periods in the solar year)
(fifth of seventy-two micro-periods in the solar year)
Miscellaneous Information
Lunar Destruction
Repeat Mourning
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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
碓
爐磨
Pestle
Furnace, Mortar
Miscellaneous Activities
碓
爐磨
Pestle
Furnace, Mortar
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