Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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1/23.............................................1/20...................Monthly Calendar Information
1/23.............................................1/20...................Monthly Calendar Information
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
二
四期星
First Month, Twenty-Second Day
Astral Period Four
Thursday, January 22
Thursday, January 22
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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
中中吉
戌午寅
中吉凶
亥未卯
中凶吉
中吉凶
亥未卯
中凶吉
23:00-01:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Auspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Inauspicious
9:00-11:00 In-Between
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
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 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Auspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Inauspicious
9:00-11:00 In-Between
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
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 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)
忌
置買
業田
Buying Land
Setting-up Production
置買
業田
Buying Land
Setting-up Production
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
初
三
戊
戌
三
戊
戌
木
角
收
收
Third Day (Twelfth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: wuxu (35/60)
Phase (element): Wood
Constellation: Horn (1/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Receive (10/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
祭
祀
捕
捉
納
財
栽
種
月債
刑不
復寡
喪宿
祀
捕
捉
納
財
栽
種
月債
刑不
復寡
喪宿
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Appropriate Activities
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Seizing and Capturing
Capital Outflow
Planting and Cultivating
Baleful Astral Influences
Debt Not
Orphan Hostel
Lunar Punishment
Repeat Mourning
Orphan Hostel
Lunar Punishment
Repeat Mourning
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
(right to left)
白 鬼
White, Ghost
(right to left)
白 鬼
White, Ghost
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
房
栖 牀
栖 牀
Edifice
Perch, Bed
Perch, Bed
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