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.