Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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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
七
日
三期星
First Month, Seventh Day
Astral Period Three
Wednesday, January 7
Wednesday, January 7
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
六歲
合支
合支
Generational Branch
Six Linkages
Six Linkages
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
中中凶
酉己丑
中吉凶
戌午寅
吉吉吉
亥未卯
中凶吉
吉吉吉
亥未卯
中凶吉
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 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Inauspicious
15:00-17:00 In-Between
17:00-19:00 In-Between
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
21:00-23:00 In-Between
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 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Inauspicious
15:00-17:00 In-Between
17:00-19:00 In-Between
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
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忌
開詞
市訟
Lawsuits and Litigation
Opening Markets
開詞
市訟
Lawsuits and Litigation
Opening Markets
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
十
七
癸
未
七
癸
未
木
壁
破
破
Seventeenth Day (Eleventh Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: guiwei (20/60)
Phase (element): Wood
Constellation: Eastern Wall (14/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Destroy (7/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
破
屋
壞
垣
大月
耗破
元羊
武口
大月
耗破
元羊
武口
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Appropriate Activities
Destroying Rooms
Smashing Embankments
Baleful Astral Influences
Appropriate Activities
Destroying Rooms
Smashing Embankments
Baleful Astral Influences
Lunar Destruction
Goat Mouth
Great Squander
Primal Martiality
Goat Mouth
Great Squander
Primal Martiality
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
厠 牀
厠 牀
Edifice
Toilet, Bed
Toilet, Bed
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