Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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5/21................................................5/18....................Monthly Calendar Information
5/21................................................5/18....................Monthly Calendar 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.
二
十
三期星
Fifth Month, Twentieth Day
Astral Period Three
Wednesday, May 20
Wednesday, May 20
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
合天
日德
日德
Heavenly Virtue
Linked Days
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉凶吉
酉己丑
吉吉凶
戌午寅
吉中凶
亥未卯
凶吉中
吉中凶
亥未卯
凶吉中
23:00-01:00 Auspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 In-Between
07:00-09:00 Inauspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
21:00-23:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 In-Between
07:00-09:00 Inauspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
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
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
忌
安作
牀灶
Stove Work
Positioning Beds
安作
牀灶
Stove Work
Positioning Beds
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
初
三
丙
申
火
三
丙
申
火
箕
平
平
Third Day (Fourth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: bingshen (33/60)
Phase (element): Fire
Constellation: Winnowing Basket (7/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Level (4/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
移會
徙友
開出
市行
動嫁
土娶
上裁
樑衣
水
痕
復重
日喪
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Appropriate Activities
Meeting Friends
Appropriate Activities
Meeting Friends
Going Out (and about)
Marriage Alliances
Cutting-out Clothing
Moving Households
Opening Markets
Moving Soil
Raising Beams
Water Scar
Baleful Astral Influences
Baleful Astral Influences
Repeat Mourning
Repeated Days
Repeated Days
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
丫 天
Bifurcation, Heaven
丫 天
Bifurcation, Heaven
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
廚
廚
爐 灶
Kitchen
Furnace, Stove
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