Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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7/6..................................................................................................................6/29
7/6..................................................................................................................6/29
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.
五
日
日期星
Seventh Month, Fifth Day
Astral Period Sun
Sunday, July 5
Sunday, July 5
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
六歲
合支
Generational Branch
Six Linkages
合支
Generational Branch
Six Linkages
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
凶中凶
酉己丑
中吉凶
戌午寅
中中吉
亥未卯
吉吉吉
中中吉
亥未卯
吉吉吉
23:00-01:00 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 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Inauspicious
17:00-19:00 In-Between
19:00-21:00 In-Between
21:00-23:00 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 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Inauspicious
17:00-19:00 In-Between
19:00-21:00 In-Between
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
動開
土渠
Opening Sluices
Moving Soil
動開
土渠
Opening Sluices
Moving Soil
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
二
十
壬
午
木
星
建
十
壬
午
木
星
建
Twentieth Day Day (Fifth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: renwu (19/60)
Phase (element): Wood
Constellation: Asterism (25/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Establish (1/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
祭
祀
立
約
交
易
納
財
月火
刑星
土月
符建
祀
立
約
交
易
納
財
月火
刑星
土月
符建
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Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Making Appointments
Trade and Commerce
Tax Payments
Baleful Astral Influences
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Making Appointments
Trade and Commerce
Tax Payments
Baleful Astral Influences
Fire Star
Lunar Establishment
Lunar Punishment
Soil Charm
Lunar Establishment
Lunar Punishment
Soil Charm
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
白 天
White, Heaven
白 天
White, Heaven
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous Activities
對 庫
Granary
Pestle, Storehouse
Pestle, Storehouse
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