Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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6/6..............................................................................................................5/30
6/6..............................................................................................................5/30
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.
四
日
四期星
Sixth Month, Fourth Day
Astral Period Four
Thursday, June 4
Thursday, June 4
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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
中中中
酉己丑
凶凶凶
戌午寅
吉吉吉
亥未卯
凶吉吉
吉吉吉
亥未卯
凶吉吉
23:00-01:00 In-Between
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 In-Between
17:00-19:00 Inauspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
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 In-Between
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
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
忌
嫁合
娶醬
Mixing Sauces
Marriage Alliances
嫁合
娶醬
Mixing Sauces
Marriage Alliances
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
十
八
辛
亥
金
八
辛
亥
金
井
破
破
Eighteenth Day (Fourth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: xinhai (48/60)
Phase (element): Metal
Constellation: Well (22/28)
"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
月豬
破口
重債
日不
月豬
破口
重債
日不
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Appropriate Activities
Destroying Rooms
Smashing Embankments
Appropriate Activities
Destroying Rooms
Smashing Embankments
Baleful Astral Influences
Hog Mouth
Debt Not
Lunar Destruction
Doubled Days
Debt Not
Lunar Destruction
Doubled Days
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
白 神
白 神
White, Spirit
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
廚牀 灶
Kitchen
Bed, Stove
Bed, Stove
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