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.
二
日
三期星
Ninth Month, Second Day
Astral Period Three
Wednesday, September 2
Wednesday, September 2
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
五歲
富馬
Generational Horse
Five Wealths
富馬
Generational Horse
Five Wealths
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
中中中
酉己丑
凶吉凶
戌午寅
吉吉凶
亥未卯
凶吉中
吉吉凶
亥未卯
凶吉中
23:00-01:00 In-Between
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 In-Between
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 In-Between
17:00-19:00 Inauspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
21:00-23:00 Inauspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 In-Between
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 In-Between
17:00-19:00 Inauspicious
19:00-21:00 Auspicious
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
遠合
行醬
Mixing Sauces
Distant Journeys
遠合
行醬
Mixing Sauces
Distant Journeys
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
二
十
辛
巳
金
軫
收
Twentieth Day (Seventh Lunar Month)
十
辛
巳
金
軫
收
Twentieth Day (Seventh Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: xinsi (18/60)
Phase (element): Metal
Constellation: Running Board (28/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Receive (10/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
栽會
種友
作訂
灶婚
捕嫁
捉娶
納開
畜市
重
日
陰劫
將煞
種友
作訂
灶婚
捕嫁
捉娶
納開
畜市
重
日
陰劫
將煞
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Appropriate Activities
Meeting Friends
Marriage Engagements
Marriage Alliances
Opening Markets
Planting and Cultivating
Stove Work
Seizing and Apprehending
Livestock Payments
Appropriate Activities
Meeting Friends
Marriage Engagements
Marriage Alliances
Opening Markets
Planting and Cultivating
Stove Work
Seizing and Apprehending
Livestock Payments
Doubled Days
Baleful Astral Influences
Plundered Balefulness
Yin General
Yin General
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
白 神
白 神
White, Spirit
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
廚
牀 灶
牀 灶
Kitchen
Bed, Stove
Bed, Stove
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