Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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3/24.................................................3/20.....................Monthly Information
3/24.................................................3/20.....................Monthly Information
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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廿
四
二期星
Third Month, Twenty-Fourth Day
Astral Period Two
Tuesday, March 24
Tuesday, March 24
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
天合月
喜日德
Lunar Virtue
喜日德
Lunar Virtue
Linked Days
Heavenly Happiness
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉中吉
酉己丑
凶凶凶
戌午寅
中吉吉
亥未卯
凶吉吉
中吉吉
亥未卯
凶吉吉
23:00-01:00 Auspicious
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 Inauspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Inauspicious
19:00-21:00 In-Between
21:00-23:00 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 Inauspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Inauspicious
19:00-21:00 In-Between
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
行除嫁
喪服娶
Marriage Alliances
行除嫁
喪服娶
Marriage Alliances
Discarding Clothing
Mourning Visits
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
初
五
己
亥
木
五
己
亥
木
尾
成
成
Fifth Day (Second Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: jihai (36/60)
Phase (element): Wood
Constellation: Tail (6/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Completion (9/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
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宜
開出祭
市行祀
動納祈
土采福
上裁入
樑衣學
裁移會
種喜友
日重
元月大
武忌亡空
市行祀
動納祈
土采福
上裁入
樑衣學
裁移會
種喜友
日重
元月大
武忌亡空
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Appropriate Activities
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Inquiring-into Fortune
Entering Study
Meeting Friends
Going Out (and about)
Cutting-out Clothing
Moving Households
Opening Markets
Moving Soil
Raising Beams
Planting and Cultivating
Inquiring-into Fortune
Entering Study
Meeting Friends
Going Out (and about)
Cutting-out Clothing
Moving Households
Opening Markets
Moving Soil
Raising Beams
Planting and Cultivating
Doubled Days
Baleful Astral Influences
Great Loss-Void
Lunar Taboo
Primal Martiality
Lunar Taboo
Primal Martiality
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
丫
Bifurcation
丫
Bifurcation
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
占
牀 門
Divination
Bed, Gate
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