Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
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10/5...................................................................................................................9/27
10/5...................................................................................................................9/27
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
三期星
Ninth Month, Thirtieth Day
Astral Period Three
Wednesday, September 30
Wednesday, September 30
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Section Two
Beneficent Stars
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
天進
恩神
Entering Spirits
Heavenly Kindness
恩神
Entering Spirits
Heavenly Kindness
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉吉吉
酉己丑
中吉凶
戌午寅
中吉中
戌午寅
中吉中
亥未卯
凶吉凶
凶吉凶
23:00-01:00 Auspicious
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
05:00-07:00 Inauspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
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 In-Between
05:00-07:00 Inauspicious
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
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
動裁
土衣
Cutting-out Clothing
Moving Soil
動裁
土衣
Cutting-out Clothing
Moving Soil
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Section Five
Cosmological Information
十
八
己
酉
土
軫
建
Eighteenth Day (Eighth Lunar Month)
八
己
酉
土
軫
建
Eighteenth Day (Eighth Lunar Month)
Cyclical day: jiyou (46/60)
Phase (element): Earth
Constellation: Running Board (28/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Establish (1/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
and Miscellaneous Information
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
祭
祀
出
行
成
服
安
葬
火上
星兀
土短
府星
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Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Going Out (and about)
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Going Out (and about)
Completing Clothing
Positioning Graves
Baleful Astral Influences
Baleful Astral Influences
Upper Amputee
Short Star
Fire Star
Soil Palace
Short Star
Fire Star
Soil Palace
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
Inauspicious Stars
丫 州
White, Landmass
White, Landmass
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous
占
門 大
Divination
Gate, Great
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