Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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8/13................................................................................................................8/6
8/13................................................................................................................8/6
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
一
二期星
Eighth Month, Eleventh Day
Astral Period Two
Tuesday, August 11
Tuesday, August 11
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
金母
堂倉
Maternal Granary
Golden Palace
堂倉
Maternal Granary
Golden Palace
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉中中
酉己丑
中吉凶
戌午寅
中吉凶
亥未卯
凶吉吉
中吉凶
亥未卯
凶吉吉
23:00-01:00 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
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 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 In-Between
19:00-21:00 In-Between
21:00-23:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
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 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 In-Between
19:00-21:00 In-Between
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
作針
灶灸
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Stove Work
作針
灶灸
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Stove Work
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
廿
七
己
未
火
尾
閉
Twenty-Seventh Day (Sixth Lunar Month)
七
己
未
火
尾
閉
Twenty-Seventh Day (Sixth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: jiwei (56/60)
Phase (element): Fire
Constellation: Tail (6/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Closed (12/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
訂
婚
動
土
築
堤
補
塞
五天
虛廢
血火
支星
婚
動
土
築
堤
補
塞
五天
虛廢
血火
支星
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Appropriate Activities
Marriage Alliances
Moving Soil
Constructing Dikes
Patching and Plugging
Appropriate Activities
Marriage Alliances
Moving Soil
Constructing Dikes
Patching and Plugging
Baleful Astral Influences
Heavenly Abandonment
Fire Star
Five Voids
Blood Branch
Fire Star
Five Voids
Blood Branch
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
丫 山
Bifurcation, Mountain
丫 山
Bifurcation, Mountain
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
占
厠 門
厠 門
Divination
Toilet, Gate
Toilet, Gate
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