Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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9/3..................................................................................................................8/26
9/3..................................................................................................................8/26
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.
三
十
日期星
Eighth Month, Thirtieth Day
Astral Period Sun
Sunday, August 30
Sunday, August 30
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
合天
日德
Heavenly Virtue
Linked Days
日德
Heavenly Virtue
Linked Days
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
凶吉中
酉己丑
中吉凶
戌午寅
中吉凶
亥未卯
中吉吉
中吉凶
亥未卯
中吉吉
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 Auspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
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 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 Auspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
9:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 Auspicious
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 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
祭置
祀產
Setting-up Industry
Venerating Ancestors
祭置
祀產
Setting-up Industry
Venerating Ancestors
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
十
七
戊
寅
土
星
破
Seventeenth Day (Seventh Lunar Month)
七
戊
寅
土
星
破
Seventeenth Day (Seventh Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: wuyin (15/60)
Phase (element): Earth
Constellation: Asterism (25/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Destroy (7/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
求
醫
治
病
破
屋
壞
垣
大月
砂破
月水
刑痕
醫
治
病
破
屋
壞
垣
大月
砂破
月水
刑痕
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Appropriate Activities
Seeking Medical-Treatment
Treating Illness
Destroying Rooms
Smashing Embankments
Baleful Astral Influences
Appropriate Activities
Seeking Medical-Treatment
Treating Illness
Destroying Rooms
Smashing Embankments
Baleful Astral Influences
Lunar Destruction
Water Scar
Great Sand
Lunar Punishment
Water Scar
Great Sand
Lunar Punishment
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
丫 天
丫 天
Bifurcation, Heaven
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
房
爐 牀
爐 牀
Edifice
Furnace, Bed
Furnace, Bed
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