moon

侯 Hou 大夫 DaFu 卿 Qing 公 Gong 辟 Bi  
1st
moon
Tiger


62


4


42


53


11
 
2nd
moon
Rabbit


5


17


35


40


34
 
3d
moon
Dragon


16


6


18


49


43
 
4th
moon
Snake


56


7


8


9


1
 
5th
moon
Horse


14


37


48


31


44
 
6th
moon
Sheep


50


55


59


10


33
 
7th
moon
Monkey


32


60


13


41


12
 
8th
moon
Rooster


57


45


26


22


20
 
9th
moon
Dog


54


25


36


47


23
 
10th
moon
Pig


52


63


21


28


2
 
11th
moon
Rat


64


39


27


61


24
 
12
Jan
Cow


3


15


38


46


19
 
             

The date of the new moon varies from year to year. The first moon (month) usually starts between the second half of January and the first half of Februari. In 2017 January 28. Next new moon see here.

The moon weeks start with the left hexagram, the Hou, until first quarter. Then the 2nd, DaFu, from 1st quarter until full moon. The 3d, Qing, from full moon to last quarter, and the 4th, Gong, from last quarter to new moon.

The last row, the Bi or monarch, is the hexagram which reigns over the whole moon, from new moon to the next new moon.

Every day of a moon-week is one line of that hexagram, but the day of new moon, full moon or quarter moon has no line. Some weeks are a day longer, others shorter, depending on the hour of new moon etc., but then it is best to divide the time more or less. In old times, people did not reckon with exact hours, they reckoned with days and weeks.