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.
十
日
三期星
Sixth Month, Tenth Day
Astral Period Three
Wednesday, June 10
Wednesday, June 10
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
天歲
貴馬
Generational Horse
貴馬
Generational Horse
Heavenly Wealth
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
中中凶
酉己丑
吉吉凶
戌午寅
吉吉凶
亥未卯
凶吉凶
吉吉凶
亥未卯
凶吉凶
23:00-01:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 Inauspicious
07:00-09:00 In-Between
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 In-Between
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 Inauspicious
07:00-09:00 In-Between
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 In-Between
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
遠理
行髮
Patterning Hair
Distant Journeys
遠理
行髮
Patterning Hair
Distant Journeys
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
廿
四
丁
巳
土
四
丁
巳
土
軫
閉
閉
Twenty-Fourth Day (Fourth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: dingsi (54/60)
Phase (element): Wood
Constellation: Running Board (28/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Closed (12/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
築祭
堤祀
安裁
門移
作移
灶居
補動
塞土
重
日
血蛇
支口
堤祀
安裁
門移
作移
灶居
補動
塞土
重
日
血蛇
支口
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Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Cutting-out Clothing
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Cutting-out Clothing
Moving Households
Moving Soil
Constructing Dikes
Positioning Doors
Stove Work
Patching and Plugging
Doubled Days
Baleful Astral Influences
Snake Mouth
Blood Branch
Blood Branch
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
白
White
白
White
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Section Eight
Granary
Bed, Storehouse
Bed, Storehouse
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