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Kishux òk Aquechque · the year wheel

64 years before Kweti Aquechque

March 20, 1962 to March 19, 1963 · 12 moons

64 years before Kweti Aquechque as a wheel: the Threshold Days and 12 moons around the circle from Day One at the top, with the eight stations of the sun inside.Pahsùkwi Kishku: Mar 20 to Apr 3✦Pahsùkwi KishkuÒtaès Kishux: Apr 4 to May 21Òtaès KishuxÒkhatim Kishux: May 3 to Jun 12Òkhatim KishuxHmuwìnkwës Kishux: Jun 2 to Jun 303Hmuwìnkwës KishuxMëlingwèm Kishux: Jul 1 to Jul 304Mëlingwèm KishuxPèthakhòn Kishux: Jul 31 to Aug 285Pèthakhòn KishuxXàskwim Kishux: Aug 29 to Sep 276Xàskwim KishuxXimin Kishux: Sep 28 to Oct 277Ximin KishuxWee-saw-panu Kishux: Oct 28 to Nov 258Wee-saw-panu KishuxSamp-oo-somow Kishux: Nov 26 to Dec 259Samp-oo-somow KishuxNuhàm Kishux: Dec 26 to Jan 2410Nuhàm KishuxWawpaney Kishux: Jan 25 to Feb 2211Wawpaney KishuxPìl Kishux: Feb 23 to Mar 1912Pìl KishuxNaxa Kishku, Mar 20Naxa Kishku, Apr 19Naxa Kishku, May 19Naxa Kishku, Jun 17Naxa Kishku, Jul 17Naxa Kishku, Aug 15Naxa Kishku, Sep 13Naxa Kishku, Oct 13Naxa Kishku, Nov 11Naxa Kishku, Dec 10Naxa Kishku, Jan 9Naxa Kishku, Feb 8Naxa Kishku, Mar 9Kweti Kishku, Mar 20✦Kweti KishkuÀskàskw, May 5✦ÀskàskwWisaw, Jun 21✦WisawPìlkësh, Aug 7✦PìlkëshMàxk, Sep 23✦MàxkNëmuxumës, Nov 7✦NëmuxumësSëk, Dec 21✦SëkÒp, Feb 4✦Òp64 years before Kweti AquechqueKweti Kishku · Mar 20
MoonDaysNaxa Kishku
✦Pahsùkwi Kishkuthe Threshold DaysMar 20 to Apr 3Mar 20
1Òtaès KishuxFlower MoonApr 4 to May 2Apr 19
2Òkhatim KishuxMulberry MoonMay 3 to Jun 1May 19
3Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry MoonJun 2 to Jun 30Jun 17
4Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn MoonJul 1 to Jul 30Jul 17
5Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder MoonJul 31 to Aug 28Aug 15
6Xàskwim KishuxCorn MoonAug 29 to Sep 27Sep 13
7Ximin KishuxPersimmon MoonSep 28 to Oct 27Oct 13
8Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn MoonOct 28 to Nov 25Nov 11
9Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness MoonNov 26 to Dec 25Dec 10
10Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother MoonDec 26 to Jan 24Jan 9
11Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak MoonJan 25 to Feb 22Feb 8
12Pìl KishuxCleansing Moon, the Crossing MoonFeb 23 to Mar 19Mar 9

The stations of the sun

Mpëntàm, the key to the calendar

Every name on the calendar is Moabe; the English here is a guide for those still learning.

Time

MoabeMeaningRoot
KishuxMoon; one moon cycleLenape
KishkuDayWashitaw class teachings
AquechqueSun; one year, the sun's full circlesun (Nanticoke); year sense is a Moabe coinage
Kweti AquechqueYear Onekweti, one (Lenape)
Kweti KishkuDay One; the spring equinoxMoabe coinage
Pahsùkwi KishkuThe days of rising, between Day One and the first new moonpahsùkwi, stand up (Lenape)
YùkweNow; return to todayLenape
MpëntàmI understand; the keyLenape

The moons

MoabeMeaningRoot
Òtaès KishuxFlower Moonòtaès, flower (Lenape)
Òkhatim KishuxMulberry Moonòkhatim, mulberry (Lenape)
Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry Moonhmuwìnkwës, blackberry (Lenape)
Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn Moonmëlingwèm, green corn (Lenape)
Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder Moonpèthakhòn, it is thundering (Lenape)
Xàskwim KishuxCorn Moonxàskwim, corn (Lenape)
Ximin KishuxPersimmon Moonximin, persimmon (Lenape)
Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn Moonwee-saw-panu, autumn (Nanticoke)
Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness Moonsamp-oo-somow, darkness (Nanticoke)
Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother Moonnuhàm, my grandmother (Lenape)
Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak Moonwawpaney, daybreak (Nanticoke)
Pìl KishuxCleansing Moonpil-, to be clean in body and ceremony (Lenape)
Gahès KishuxMother Moon; appears only in years with 13 new moonsgahès, my mother (Lenape)

The phases

MoabeDaysMeaning
Samp-oo-somow1 to 7The fertile dark; rest and intention
Òxe8 to 14The light grows; building and planting
Nulelìntàm15 to 22The full gathering; gathering and ceremony
Npìlsi23 to 30Release and cleansing; release, cleansing, and giving back

The stations of the sun

MoabeSun entersMeaning
Kweti Kishku0° ♈Day One; the year is born
Àskàskw15° ♉The greening; blossoming and growth
Wisaw0° ♋The golden sun at full strength
Pìlkësh15° ♌First fruits
Màxk0° ♎The red balance; the great harvest
Nëmuxumës15° ♏The grandfathers; the ancestors; the land at rest
Sëk0° ♑The fertile dark; the sun reborn
Òp15° ♒The white light returns; purification

Naxa Kishku and the four peaks

Each moon carries four peaks. Këkhitaholtëwakàn, love without measure, is the root: the moon in harmony with the sun, the source of all its light. From love grow the three fruits, Isla, Pèthakhòn, and Xàskwim. At the full moon, the Circle gathers to honor them all.

MoabeMeaningAlignment
◎ Naxa KishkuThe day of three: the full moon gathering that honors love and its three fruitsFull moon
KëkhitaholtëwakànPeak of unconditional love; the root of the three fruits☽ △ ☉ the waxing moon in trine to the Sun
IslaPeak of peacethe strongest ☽ ☌ or △ (else ⚹) with Venus, the planet direct, the moon waxing
PèthakhònPeak of power; the thunderthe strongest ☽ ☌ or △ (else ⚹) with Mars, the planet direct, the moon waxing
XàskwimPeak of prosperity; the cornthe strongest ☽ ☌ or △ (else ⚹) with Jupiter, the planet direct, the moon waxing

Glyphs of the sky

GlyphMeaning
✦A station of the sun
☉ ☽Sun, moon
☿ ♀ ♂ ♃ ♄ ♅ ♆ ♇Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ ♒ ♓The twelve signs, Aries through Pisces
→Enters a new sign
℞Turns retrograde
DTurns direct
●Eclipse
☌ ⚹ △Meeting, sextile, and trine: the harmonious alignments
◎Naxa Kishku

Dates come from the true positions of the sun, moon, and planets, computed on the Circle's own server for Eastern Time on the Circle newcomers.