Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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.
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10/14........................................................................................................................10/7
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. 10/14........................................................................................................................10/7
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
九
日
四期星
Tenth Month, Ninth Day
Astral Period Four
Thursday, October 9
Thursday, October 9
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
母四
倉相
倉相
Four Facings
Maternal Granary
Maternal Granary
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉凶凶
酉己丑
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉凶凶
酉己丑
吉吉吉
戌午寅
吉中中
亥未卯
吉中中
亥未卯
中凶吉
23:00-01:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Auspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Inauspicious
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 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
21:00-23:00 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Auspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Inauspicious
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 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
21:00-23:00 In-Between
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)
Activities to Avoid
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
忌
裁詞
衣訟
Lawsuits and Litigation
Cutting-out Clothing
裁詞
衣訟
Lawsuits and Litigation
Cutting-out Clothing
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
十
六
癸
六
癸
丑
木
斗
平
斗
平
Sixteenth Day Day (Ninth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: guichou (50/60)
Phase (element): Wood
Constellation: Dipper (8/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Level (4/12)*
*Once in a while, a "day personality" repeats, as it does today.
*Once in a while, a "day personality" repeats, as it does today.
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
修
廚
作
灶
修
廚
作
灶
月下
煞兀
陽短
將星
煞兀
陽短
將星
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Appropriate Activities
Appropriate Activities
Kitchen Repairs
Stove Work
Baleful Astral Influences
Stove Work
Baleful Astral Influences
Lower Amputee
Short Star
Lunar Balefulness
Yang General
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Short Star
Lunar Balefulness
Yang General
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Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
(right to left)
丫 神
Bifurcation, Spirit
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(right to left)
丫 神
Bifurcation, Spirit
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous Information
房
厠 牀
Edifice
Toilet, Bed
Toilet, Bed
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