Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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7/15..................................................................................................................7/7
7/15..................................................................................................................7/7
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
五期星
Seventh Month, Tenth Day
Astral Period Five
Friday, July 10
Friday, July 10
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
陰時
德陰
Timely Yin
Yin Virtue
德陰
Timely Yin
Yin Virtue
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
中中中
酉己丑
吉凶凶
戌午寅
吉吉吉
亥未卯
吉吉凶
吉吉吉
亥未卯
吉吉凶
23:00-01:00 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Auspicious
05:00-07:00 Inauspicious
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 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
21:00-23:00 Auspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Auspicious
05:00-07:00 Inauspicious
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 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
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
嫁理
娶髮
Patterning Hair
Marriage Alliances
嫁理
娶髮
Patterning Hair
Marriage Alliances
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
廿
五
丁
亥
土
亢
定
五
丁
亥
土
亢
定
Twenty-Fifth Day (Fifth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: dinghai (24/60)
Phase (element): Earth
Constellation: Neck (2/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Decide (5/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
動會
土友
上出
樑行
作移
灶徙
納修
畜造
短
星
債下
不兀
土友
上出
樑行
作移
灶徙
納修
畜造
短
星
債下
不兀
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Appropriate Activities
Meeting Friends
Going Out (and about)
Moving Households
Repairing and Building
Moving Soil
Raising Beams
Stove Work
Livestock Payments
Short Star
Baleful Astral Influences
Appropriate Activities
Meeting Friends
Going Out (and about)
Moving Households
Repairing and Building
Moving Soil
Raising Beams
Stove Work
Livestock Payments
Short Star
Baleful Astral Influences
Lower Amputee
Debt Not
Debt Not
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
白 人
White, Person
白 人
White, Person
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Section Eight
牀 庫
Granary
Bed, Storehouse
Bed, Storehouse
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