Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Calendars and Almanacs"
This is one in a never-ending series—following the movements of the calendar—in Round and Square perpetuity. It is today's date in the Chinese lunar calendar, along with basic translation and minimal interpretation. Unless you have been studying lunar calendars (and Chinese culture) for many years, you will likely find yourself asking "what does that mean?" I would caution that "it" doesn't "mean" any one thing. There are clusters of meaning, and they require patience, reflection, careful reading, and, well, a little bit of ethnographic fieldwork. The best place to start is the introduction to "Calendars and Almanacs" on this blog. I teach a semester-long course on this topic and, trust me, it takes a little bit of time to get used to the lunar calendar. Some of the material is readily accessible; some of it is impenetrable, even after many years.
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.
⇦⇦⇦⇦⇦ From right to left: ⇦⇦⇦⇦⇦
LEFT June 12.................................................June 8..................Monthly Information......... RIGHT
This is one in a never-ending series—following the movements of the calendar—in Round and Square perpetuity. It is today's date in the Chinese lunar calendar, along with basic translation and minimal interpretation. Unless you have been studying lunar calendars (and Chinese culture) for many years, you will likely find yourself asking "what does that mean?" I would caution that "it" doesn't "mean" any one thing. There are clusters of meaning, and they require patience, reflection, careful reading, and, well, a little bit of ethnographic fieldwork. The best place to start is the introduction to "Calendars and Almanacs" on this blog. I teach a semester-long course on this topic and, trust me, it takes a little bit of time to get used to the lunar calendar. Some of the material is readily accessible; some of it is impenetrable, even after many years.
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.
Solar Calendar Date
(top to bottom; right to left)
十
一
二期星
Sixth Month, Eleventh Day
Astral Period Two
Tuesday, June 11
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Section Two
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
(top to bottom, right to left)
不歲
將德
將德
Generational Virtue
Not General
Not General
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Section Three
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
Auspicious Hours
(top to bottom, right to left)
申辰子
吉吉凶
酉己丑
戌午寅
中吉吉
中中凶
亥未卯
凶吉中
01:00-03:00 Auspicious
03:00-05:00 Inauspicious
05:00-07:00 In-Between
07:00-09:00 Auspicious
09:00-11:00 Auspicious
11:00-13:00 In-Between
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)
牀業
Activities to Avoid
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
忌
安置牀業
Setting-up Industry
Positioning Beds
Positioning Beds
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Cosmological Information
初
四
戊
申
四
戊
申
土
翌
翌
滿
Fourth Day (fifth lunar month)
Cyclical day: wushen (45/60)
Phase (element): Earth
Constellation: Wings (27/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Fullness (3/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
開出
市行
動嫁
土娶
上移
樑徙
鵙
始
鳴
五孤
虛辰
市行
動嫁
土娶
上移
樑徙
鵙
始
鳴
五孤
虛辰
Appropriate Activities
Going Out (and about)
Marriage Alliances
Moving Residences
Opening Markets
Moving Soil
Erecting Beams
Shrikes Begin Calling
(the twenty-sixth of seventy-two five-day micro-periods in the solar calendar)*
*Five of these periods are actually six days long; this is one of them.
Miscellaneous Information
Lonely Dawn
Five Vacancies
Going Out (and about)
Marriage Alliances
Moving Residences
Opening Markets
Moving Soil
Erecting Beams
Shrikes Begin Calling
(the twenty-sixth of seventy-two five-day micro-periods in the solar calendar)*
*Five of these periods are actually six days long; this is one of them.
Miscellaneous Information
Lonely Dawn
Five Vacancies
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Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
(right to left)
丫 地
Bifurcation, Earth
丫 地
Bifurcation, Earth
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous Activities
Miscellaneous Activities
(Top to bottom; right to left)
房
爐 牀
爐 牀
House
Furnace, Bed
Furnace, Bed
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