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
十
一
二期星
Eleventh Month, Eleventh Day
Astral Period Two
Tuesday, November 11
Tuesday, November 11
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
三歲
合支
合支
Generational Branch
Three Linkages
Three Linkages
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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
吉凶中
戌午寅
吉中吉
亥未卯
吉中吉
亥未卯
吉中吉
23:00-01:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 In-Between
03:00-05:00 Auspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Inauspicious
09:00-11:00 Inauspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 In-Between
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
21:00-23:00 Auspicious
01:00-03:00 In-Between
03:00-05:00 Auspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Inauspicious
09:00-11:00 Inauspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 In-Between
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
21:00-23:00 Auspicious
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
作修
灶廚
Repairing Kitchens
Stove Work
作修
灶廚
Repairing Kitchens
Stove Work
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
十
九
病
九
病
戌
土
土
室
閉
閉
Nineteenth Day (Intercalary Ninth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: bingxu (23/60)
Phase (element): Earth
Constellation: Room (13/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Closed (12/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
安裁
牀衣
結合
綱帳
修築
置提
產建
室屋
犬
口
復月
喪煞
安裁
牀衣
結合
綱帳
修築
置提
產建
室屋
犬
口
復月
喪煞
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Appropriate Activities
Cutting-out Clothing
Linking Banners
Constructing Dikes
Establishing Rooms
Positioning Beds
Binding Nets
Repairing Rooms
Setting up Production
Appropriate Activities
Cutting-out Clothing
Linking Banners
Constructing Dikes
Establishing Rooms
Positioning Beds
Binding Nets
Repairing Rooms
Setting up Production
Dog Mouth
Baleful Astral Influences
Lunar Balefulness
Repeat Mourning
Repeat Mourning
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Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
(right to left)
白 地
White, Earth
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(right to left)
白 地
White, Earth
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous Information
廚
栖 灶
栖 灶
Kitchen
Perch, Stove
Perch, Stove
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