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.
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LEFT June 7.....................................................................................................May 31 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)
三
日
一期星
Sixth Month, Third day
Astral Period One
Monday, June 3
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Section Two
Section Two
Beneficent Stars
(top to bottom, right to left)
(top to bottom, right to left)
天月鳳歲
馬德凰祿
馬德凰祿
Generational Emolument
Phoenix
Lunar Virtue
Heavenly Horse
Phoenix
Lunar Virtue
Heavenly Horse
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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
吉中凶
酉己丑
戌午寅
吉中吉
凶凶中
亥未卯
凶吉中
01:00-03:00 Inauspicious
03:00-05:00 In-Between
05:00-07:00 In-Between
07:00-09:00 In-Between
09:00-11:00 In-Between
11:00-13:00 Inauspicious
13:00-15:00 Auspicious
15:00-17:00 Auspicious
17:00-19:00 Auspicious
19:00-21:00 Inauspicious
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)
帳衣卜綱
Activities to Avoid
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
忌
合裁問結帳衣卜綱
Binding Nets
Divinatory Questioning
Cutting-out Clothing
Putting-together Banners
Divinatory Questioning
Cutting-out Clothing
Putting-together Banners
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Section Five
Cosmological Information
Cosmological Information
廿
五
庚
子
五
庚
子
土
畢
畢
危
Twenty-fifth Day (fourth lunar month)
Cyclical day: genzi (37/60)
Phase (element): Earth
Constellation: Net (19/28)
"Day Personality" Cycle: Danger (8/12)
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Section Six
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
安修訂祭
牀造婚祀
作動納祈
灶土采福
栽上嫁會
種樑娶友
安修移出
葬倉徙行
星短
Appropriate Activities
(and Miscellaneous Information)
(top-to-bottom; right to left)
宜
安修訂祭
牀造婚祀
作動納祈
灶土采福
栽上嫁會
種樑娶友
安修移出
葬倉徙行
星短
陰白天五
將虎吏虛
將虎吏虛
Appropriate Activities
Venerating Ancestors
Inquiring-into Fortune
Meeting Friends
Going Out (and about)
Marriage Engagements
Grain Payments
Marriage Alliances
Moving Residences
Repairing and Building
Moving Soil
Erecting Beams
Repairing Granaries
Positioning Beds
Stove Work
Planting Crops
Positioning Graves
Diminutive Star
Miscellaneous Information
Five Vacancies
Heavenly Official
White Tiger
Yin General
Venerating Ancestors
Inquiring-into Fortune
Meeting Friends
Going Out (and about)
Marriage Engagements
Grain Payments
Marriage Alliances
Moving Residences
Repairing and Building
Moving Soil
Erecting Beams
Repairing Granaries
Positioning Beds
Stove Work
Planting Crops
Positioning Graves
Diminutive Star
Miscellaneous Information
Five Vacancies
Heavenly Official
White Tiger
Yin General
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Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
Section Seven
Inauspicious Stars
(right to left)
丫 火
Bifurcation, Fire
丫 火
Bifurcation, Fire
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Section Eight
Miscellaneous Activities
Miscellaneous Activities
(Top to bottom; right to left)
磨 碓 占
Mortar, Pestle, Divination
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