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
四
五期星
Eleventh Month, Fourteenth Day
Astral Period Five
Friday, November 14
Friday, November 14
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
德歲
合月
合月
Generational Lunarity
Virtuous Linkage
Virtuous Linkage
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉中凶
酉己丑
吉凶凶
戌午寅
中中吉
亥未卯
中中吉
亥未卯
凶凶吉
23:00-01:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Auspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 In-Between
9:00-11:00 Inauspicious
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 In-Between
21:00-23:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Auspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 In-Between
9:00-11:00 Inauspicious
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 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
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
忌
行除
喪服
Discarding Clothing
Mourning Visits
行除
喪服
Discarding Clothing
Mourning Visits
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
廿
二
己
二
己
丑
火
火
婁
滿
滿
Twenty-Second Day (Intercalary Ninth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: jichou (26/60)
Phase (element): Fire
Constellation: Tower (16/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Fullness (3/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
動祭
土祀
開會
市友
作裁
灶衣
補修
塞造
三
喪
歸下
忌兀
動祭
土祀
開會
市友
作裁
灶衣
補修
塞造
三
喪
歸下
忌兀
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Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Meeting Friends
Cutting-out Clothing
Repairing and Building
Moving Soil
Opening Markets
Stove Work
Patching and Plugging
Three Mournings
Baleful Astral Influences
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Meeting Friends
Cutting-out Clothing
Repairing and Building
Moving Soil
Opening Markets
Stove Work
Patching and Plugging
Three Mournings
Baleful Astral Influences
Lower Amputee
Return Taboo
Return Taboo
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Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
(right to left)
人 山
Person, Mountain
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(right to left)
人 山
Person, Mountain
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous Information
占
厠 門
Divination
Toilet, Gate
Toilet, Gate
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