Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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1/2/2015..........................................................................................................................12/26
1/2/2015..........................................................................................................................12/26
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.
Solar Calendar DateAs 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.
(top to bottom; right to left
廿
八
日期星
Twelfth Month, Twenty-Eighth Day
Astral Period Sun
Sunday, December 28
Sunday, December 28
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
金天
堂貴
堂貴
Heavenly Nobility
Golden Hall
Golden Hall
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉吉凶
酉己丑
中吉吉
戌午寅
中凶吉
亥未卯
吉凶凶
中凶吉
亥未卯
吉凶凶
23:00-01:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Auspicious
03:00-05:00 Auspicious
05:00-07:00 Inauspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Inauspicious
13:00-15:00 Inauspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 In-Between
19:00-21:00 In-Between
21:00-23:00 Auspicious
01:00-03:00 Auspicious
03:00-05:00 Auspicious
05:00-07:00 Inauspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Inauspicious
13:00-15:00 Inauspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 In-Between
19:00-21:00 In-Between
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)
忌
除詞
衣訟
Lawsuits and Litigation
Discarding Clothing
除詞
衣訟
Lawsuits and Litigation
Discarding Clothing
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
初
七
癸
酉
七
癸
酉
金
房
收
收
Seventh Day (Eleventh Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: guiyou (10/60)
Phase (element): Metal
Constellation: Edifice (4/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Receive (10/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
理
髮
掃
舍
捕
捉
栽
種
重水
喪痕
復火
日星
理
髮
掃
舍
捕
捉
栽
種
重水
喪痕
復火
日星
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Appropriate Activities
Patterning Hair
Sweeping Rooms
Seizing and Capturing
Planting and Cultivating
Appropriate Activities
Patterning Hair
Sweeping Rooms
Seizing and Capturing
Planting and Cultivating
Baleful Astral Influences
Water Scar
Fire Star
Repeat Mourning
Returning Days
Fire Star
Repeat Mourning
Returning Days
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Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
(right to left)
白 神
White, Spirit
(right to left)
白 神
White, Spirit
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
房門 牀
Edifice
Gate, Bed
Gate, Bed
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