Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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3/19.................................................................................................................3/11
3/19.................................................................................................................3/11
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.
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十
八
三期星
Third Month, Eighteenth Day
Astral Period Three
Wednesday, March 18
Wednesday, March 18
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
福驛歲
德馬馬
Generational Horse
Postal Horse
Fortunate Virtue
德馬馬
Generational Horse
Postal Horse
Fortunate Virtue
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉吉吉
酉己丑
凶吉凶
戌午寅
吉中中
亥未卯
凶凶吉
吉中中
亥未卯
凶凶吉
23:00-01:00 Auspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Inauspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Inauspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
21:00-23:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Inauspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Inauspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
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
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忌
動遠詞
土行訟
Lawsuits and Litigation
Distant Journeys
Moving Soil
動遠詞
土行訟
Lawsuits and Litigation
Distant Journeys
Moving Soil
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
廿
八
癸
巳
水
八
癸
巳
水
軫
滿
滿
Twenty-Eighth Day (First Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: guisi (30/60)
Phase (element): Water
Constellation: Running Board (28/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Fullness (3/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
安合祭
牀賬祀
作開祈
灶市福
安立會
門約友
結交裁
綱易衣
符土
朱五重
雀虛復
牀賬祀
作開祈
灶市福
安立會
門約友
結交裁
綱易衣
符土
朱五重
雀虛復
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Appropriate Activities
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Inquiring-into Fortune
Meeting Friends
Cutting-out Clothing
Making Posters
Opening Markets
Making Appointments
Trade and Commerce
Positioning Beds
Stove Work
Positioning Beds
Binding Nets
Inquiring-into Fortune
Meeting Friends
Cutting-out Clothing
Making Posters
Opening Markets
Making Appointments
Trade and Commerce
Positioning Beds
Stove Work
Positioning Beds
Binding Nets
Earth Charm
Baleful Astral Influences
Doubled Return
Five Voids
Vermilion Bird
Five Voids
Vermilion Bird
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
白 山
White, Mountain
白 山
White, Mountain
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
占
牀 房
牀 房
Divination
Bed, Edifice
Bed, Edifice
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