Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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6/15..............................................................................................................6/7
6/15..............................................................................................................6/7
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.
九
日
二期星
Sixth Month, Ninth Day
Astral Period Two
Tuesday, June 9
Tuesday, June 9
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
時月
德德
Lunar Virtue
Timely Virtue
德德
Lunar Virtue
Timely Virtue
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉凶凶
酉己丑
吉吉凶
戌午寅
凶中中
亥未卯
吉中中
凶中中
亥未卯
吉中中
23:00-01:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
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 In-Between
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Inauspicious
21:00-23:00 Auspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
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 In-Between
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Inauspicious
21:00-23:00 Auspicious
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
作修
灶廚
Kitchen Repairs
Stove Work
作修
灶廚
Kitchen Repairs
Stove Work
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
廿
三
丙
辰
土
三
丙
辰
土
翌
開
開
Twenty-Third Day (Fourth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: bingchen (53/60)
Phase (element): Wood
Constellation: Wings (27/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Open (11/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
動祭
土祀
開出
市行
上嫁
樑娶
置移
產徙
五
虛
陽月
將忌
土祀
開出
市行
上嫁
樑娶
置移
產徙
五
虛
陽月
將忌
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Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Going Out (and about)
Marriage Alliances
Moving Residences
Moving Soil
Opening Markets
Raising Beams
Starting Production
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Going Out (and about)
Marriage Alliances
Moving Residences
Moving Soil
Opening Markets
Raising Beams
Starting Production
Five Voids
Baleful Astral Influences
Lunar Taboo
Yang General
Yang General
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
白
White
白
White
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
廚
栖 灶
栖 灶
Kitchen
Perch, Stove
Perch, Stove
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