Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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.
⇦⇦⇦⇦⇦ From right to left: ⇦⇦⇦⇦⇦
LEFT
March 30.........................................................................................................March 23 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
(top to bottom; right to left
廿
三
日期星
Third Month, Twenty-third Day
Astral Period Sun
Sunday, March 23
Sunday, March 23
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
聖福
心德
心德
Fortunate Virtue
Sagacious Heart-Mind
Sagacious Heart-Mind
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉吉凶
酉己丑
凶吉中
戌午寅
吉中中
凶吉中
戌午寅
吉中中
亥未卯
凶凶吉
01:00-03:00 In-Between
03:00-05:00 In-Between
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
09:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Inauspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
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
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
忌
遠詞
行訟
遠詞
行訟
Lawsuits and Litigation
Distant Journeys
Distant Journeys
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
廿
三
癸
巳
水
房
滿
三
癸
巳
水
房
滿
Twenty-third Day (Second Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: guisi (30/60)
Phase (element): Water
Constellation: House (4/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Fullness (3/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
開祭
市祀
交祈
易福
安會
牀友
作裁
灶衣
重
日
土水
符痕
開祭
市祀
交祈
易福
安會
牀友
作裁
灶衣
重
日
土水
符痕
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Inquiring-into Fortune
Meeting Friends
Cutting-out Clothing
Opening Markets
Trade and Commerce
Positioning Beds
Stove Work
Inquiring-into Fortune
Meeting Friends
Cutting-out Clothing
Opening Markets
Trade and Commerce
Positioning Beds
Stove Work
Doubled Days
Miscellaneous Information
Water Scar
Earth Charm
Earth Charm
Section Seven
(right to left)
(right to left)
Inauspicious Stars
人 山
Person, Mountain
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人 山
Person, Mountain
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous Information
(Top to bottom; right to left)
占
牀 磨
Divination
Bed, Mortar
Bed, Mortar
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