Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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5/29..............................................................................................................5/22
5/29..............................................................................................................5/22
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.
廿
三
六期星
Fifth Month, Twenty-Third Day
Astral Period Six
Saturday, May 23
Saturday, May 23
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
三歲
合支
Generational Branch
Three Linkages
合支
Generational Branch
Three Linkages
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉中吉
酉己丑
中凶凶
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 In-Between
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 In-Between
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
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
忌
除嫁
服娶
Marriage Alliances
Discarding Clothing
除嫁
服娶
Marriage Alliances
Discarding Clothing
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
初
六
己
亥
木
六
己
亥
木
女
破
破
Sixth Day (Fourth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: jihai (36/60)
Phase (element): Wood
Constellation: Woman (10/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Destroy (7/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
破
屋
壞
垣
屋
壞
垣
豬月
口破
重下
日兀
口破
重下
日兀
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Appropriate Activities
Destroying Rooms
Smashing Walls
Appropriate Activities
Destroying Rooms
Smashing Walls
Baleful Astral Influences
Lunar Destruction
Lower Amputee
Hog Mouth
Doubled Days
Lower Amputee
Hog Mouth
Doubled Days
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
白 神
White, Spirit
白 神
White, Spirit
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
占
牀 門
牀 門
Divination
Bed, Gate
Bed, Gate
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