Lunar Calendar

An active and fortunate day for all honest people

The body's energy keeps rising, and there is now enough of it to begin acting. This is the time of the body's 'maturity', when strength is already ample and fatigue is not yet felt. Undertakings begun now succeed well, and faith in your own powers appears. It is also a time of great emotional sensitivity, so that people feel a need for emotional contact. Indifference and coldness of heart are felt especially keenly now. It is a day of prayer and of working with the word, with the elements, and with the spirits of nature. If you cannot work with the word, it is better to keep silent. On this day nature responds very keenly to every word spoken aloud, even by chance. So do not chatter idly, and be very careful with words in general — everything said aloud may come to pass. Practise arm-balancing asanas, and learn to speak while freeing yourself of 'unclean' words (filler words). Do not lie. It is desirable to have some adventure on this day. It is a day for taking care of books and records.

Dreams

Dreams very often carry useful information and can be prophetic. It is very bad to dream of a fighting cock — it can be a sign of swift disaster for you or your loved ones, so be extremely careful.

New ventures

The day favours only such beginnings and tasks as can be finished quickly, without carrying over to another day. Avoid anything that might drag on. Only ideas that arose the day before come to fruition well.

Making decisions

Important matters are best postponed.

Business

You may attend to business.

Money

You may carry out minor financial operations.

Real estate

If there is no rush, put off property dealings to a more favourable day.

Trade

A good day for buying things.

Legal matters

A neutral day for legal affairs.

Scientific research

A lunar day well suited to continuing research.

The arts

The Moon has no bearing on the arts on this day.

Creativity

A fairly good day in the lunar calendar.

Study

Ideal for studying and sitting exams.

Socializing

On this day you can feel all the charm of human company. There is a chance to receive support from others — both close relatives and new acquaintances.

Clearing the air

If you can, put off hashing things out to another day. Treat your words with particular care and responsibility.

Dealing with superiors

On this day it is no bad thing to deal with superiors and high-ranking officials: every problem may be resolved happily.

Changing jobs

Better to move a change of workplace to another lunar day.

Travel

You may take short trips; longer ones are better postponed.

Moving house

You may move house.

Rest

A lunar day well suited to rest.

Physical exertion

This time is well suited to physical activity.

Housework

Suited to household chores.

Marriage

Suitable for weddings and engagements.

Sex

Best to keep a sense of moderation in intimacy.

Conception

Suitable for conception. The child conceived will likely become a champion of justice — a doctor, an orator, a scholar, an active and healthy person, provided he does not lie. Its hallmarks: travel and a vivid life, but dangers on the road. It is better if your lovemaking passes in silence.

Those born on this day

They will enjoy robust health. These are 'weathervane' people — superficial and tireless gatherers of gossip. They grow into good orators and public figures.

Diet

You may hold small feasts, but you may also fast and cleanse not only the soul but the body too.

Alcohol

Alcohol in moderation is permissible.

Smoking

Try to refrain from smoking.

Health

The illnesses of this day are usually easily cured. Pay attention to the lungs, as it is easy to catch cold today. The day is fortunate for surgery of every kind. In this phase of the Moon you may begin cleansing routines. It is the most suitable time to cleanse the liver and other internal organs. General cleansing of the body is good for chronic fatigue and a weakened immune system. The day is unfavourable for pulling teeth. It is a good day to prepare medicines.

Vulnerable parts of the body

The lungs.

Haircuts

A bad day for a haircut. Cutting your hair will draw quarrels and disputes to you; you may clash with your boss, and there is a threat of conflict with the one you love. By the Tibetan calendar it is a 'burning' day, when a haircut will seriously harm your health.

Symbols

The cockerel, the magic staff, the compass rose, the weathervane. This is the day of the Avestan deity — the fighting cock Sraosha (Srosh), who serves the role of the Archangel Michael.

Gemstones

Sapphire, heliotrope, coral.

Character of the Moon's first quarter

This is an active, ambitious and intense time, marked by swift forward movement and a drive toward progress. An atmosphere of energy and enthusiasm takes hold. Yet along with it come problems and tense situations, disagreements and conflicts. Clashes often break out between men and women, adults and children. There is a temptation to throw money around. The risk of injury and of road accidents rises through carelessness. Susceptibility to colds increases and chronic illnesses flare up. This time often brings a tendency toward excessive optimism, so remember that you will later have to pay for every mistake made now. It is a fitting time for hard work without letting up. Don't shy away from difficult conversations and unpleasant meetings; it is worth resolving conflicts and overcoming disagreements. This is not a time for contemplation, but a time for action. Presentations and promotional showings, however, are best postponed. On the waxing Moon it is customary to begin new undertakings. Everything meant to be 'brought in', to build and strengthen, has a doubled effect. The more the Moon grows, the less favourably operations and the healing of injuries may proceed. And one more thing: laundry, for instance, washed with the same amount of detergent, will not come out as clean as it does under a waning Moon. It has been observed that more children are born under a waxing Moon and at full moon.