Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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8/5................................................................................................................7/28
8/5................................................................................................................7/28
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
三期星
Eighth Month, Fifth Day
Astral Period Three
Wednesday, August 5
Wednesday, August 5
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
七天
聖恩
Heavenly Kindness
Seven Sages
聖恩
Heavenly Kindness
Seven Sages
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉吉吉
酉己丑
吉吉凶
戌午寅
吉中中
亥未卯
中凶吉
吉中中
亥未卯
中凶吉
23:00-01:00 Auspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Inauspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
21:00-23:00 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
13:00-15:00 Inauspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
21:00-23:00 In-Between
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
進新
水船
New Boats
Entering Water
進新
水船
New Boats
Entering Water
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
廿
一
癸
丑
木
軫
破
Twenty-First Day (Sixth Lunar Month)
一
癸
丑
木
軫
破
Twenty-First Day (Sixth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: guichou (50/60)
Phase (element): Wood
Constellation: Running Board (28/28)
"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
大歲
耗破
朱月
雀破
屋
壞
垣
大歲
耗破
朱月
雀破
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Appropriate Activities
Destroying Rooms
Smashing Embankments
Appropriate Activities
Destroying Rooms
Smashing Embankments
Baleful Astral Influences
Generational Destruction
Lunar Destruction
Great Squander
Vermilion Bird
Lunar Destruction
Great Squander
Vermilion Bird
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
人 州
Person, Landmass
人 州
Person, Landmass
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
房
厠 牀
Edifice
Toilet, Bed
Toilet, Bed
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