Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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3/10.................................................................................................................3/2
3/10.................................................................................................................3/2
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.
(top to bottom; right to left
三
日
二期星
Third Month, Third Day
Astral Period Two
Tuesday, March 3
Tuesday, March 3
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
王天
日赦
日赦
Heavenly Amnesty
Kingly Days
Kingly Days
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
凶吉中
酉己丑
中吉凶
戌午寅
中吉凶
亥未卯
中吉吉
中吉凶
亥未卯
中吉吉
23:00-01:00 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Inauspicious
17:00-19:00 In-Between
19:00-21:00 In-Between
21:00-23:00 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Inauspicious
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
祭置
祀產
Setting-up Industry
Venerating Ancestors
祭置
祀產
Setting-up Industry
Venerating Ancestors
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
十
三
戊
寅
土
三
戊
寅
土
室
建
建
Thirteenth Day (First Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: wuyin (15/60)
Phase (element): Earth
Constellation: Room (13/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Establish (1/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
立會
約友
交訂
易婚
上納
樑采
安裁
葬衣
楊
忌
土上
府兀
立會
約友
交訂
易婚
上納
樑采
安裁
葬衣
楊
忌
土上
府兀
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Appropriate Activities
Appropriate Activities
Meeting Friends
Marriage Engagements
Grain Payments
Cutting-out Clothing
Making Appointments
Trade and Commerce
Raising Beams
Positioning Graves
Marriage Engagements
Grain Payments
Cutting-out Clothing
Making Appointments
Trade and Commerce
Raising Beams
Positioning Graves
Poplar Taboo
Baleful Astral Influences
Upper Amputee
Earth Palace
Earth Palace
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
(right to left)
白 天
White, Heaven
(right to left)
白 天
White, Heaven
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
房
爐 牀
Edifice
Furnace, Bed
Furnace, Bed
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