Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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5/1.....................................................................................................................4/23
5/1.....................................................................................................................4/23
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
六
日期星
Fourth Month, Twenty-Sixth Day
Astral Period Sun
Sunday, April 26
Sunday, April 26
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
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除月天
靈德德
靈德德
Heavenly Virtue
Lunar Virtue
Discarded Spirits
Lunar Virtue
Discarded Spirits
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
凶吉吉
酉己丑
吉吉凶
戌午寅
凶中凶
亥未卯
中吉吉
凶中凶
亥未卯
中吉吉
23:00-01:00 Auspicious
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 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Inauspicious
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Inauspicious
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 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Inauspicious
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Inauspicious
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
安放開
牀水渠
Opening Sluices安放開
牀水渠
Putting-into Water
Positioning Beds
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
初
八
壬
申
金
八
壬
申
金
虛
定
定
Eighth Day (Third Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: renshen (9/60)
Phase (element): Metal
Constellation: Void (11/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Decide (5/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
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宜
結開祭綱市祀
成交祈
服易福
化安入
靈門學
安入掃
葬倉舍
星火
地月小
火厭亡空
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Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Inquiring-into Fortune
Entering Study
Sweeping Rooms
Opening Markets
Trade and Commerce
Positioning Gates
Entering Granaries
Binding Nets
Completing Clothing
Changing Spirits
Positioning Graves
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Inquiring-into Fortune
Entering Study
Sweeping Rooms
Opening Markets
Trade and Commerce
Positioning Gates
Entering Granaries
Binding Nets
Completing Clothing
Changing Spirits
Positioning Graves
Fire Star
Baleful Astral Influences
Small Loss-VoidBaleful Astral Influences
Lunar Repression
Earth Fire
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
人
Person
人
Person
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
倉
廚 庫
Granary
Kitchen, Storehouse
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