Mikumwakàn, the Circle of the Moor Essential CommunityKishku 23 · Ximin Kishux · Kweti Aquechque

Kishux òk Aquechque · the year wheel

76 years before Kweti Aquechque

March 20, 1950 to March 19, 1951 · 12 moons

76 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 15✦Pahsùkwi KishkuÒtaès Kishux: Apr 16 to May 151Òtaès KishuxÒkhatim Kishux: May 16 to Jun 142Òkhatim KishuxHmuwìnkwës Kishux: Jun 15 to Jul 133Hmuwìnkwës KishuxMëlingwèm Kishux: Jul 14 to Aug 124Mëlingwèm KishuxPèthakhòn Kishux: Aug 13 to Sep 105Pèthakhòn KishuxXàskwim Kishux: Sep 11 to Oct 106Xàskwim KishuxXimin Kishux: Oct 11 to Nov 87Ximin KishuxWee-saw-panu Kishux: Nov 9 to Dec 78Wee-saw-panu KishuxSamp-oo-somow Kishux: Dec 8 to Jan 69Samp-oo-somow KishuxNuhàm Kishux: Jan 7 to Feb 410Nuhàm KishuxWawpaney Kishux: Feb 5 to Mar 611Wawpaney KishuxPìl Kishux: Mar 7 to Mar 1912Pìl KishuxNaxa Kishku, Apr 2Naxa Kishku, May 1Naxa Kishku, May 31Naxa Kishku, Jun 29Naxa Kishku, Jul 28Naxa Kishku, Aug 27Naxa Kishku, Sep 25Naxa Kishku, Oct 25Naxa Kishku, Nov 24Naxa Kishku, Dec 23Naxa Kishku, Jan 22Naxa Kishku, Feb 21Kweti 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✦Òp76 years before Kweti AquechqueKweti Kishku · Mar 20
MoonDaysNaxa Kishku
✦Pahsùkwi Kishkuthe Threshold DaysMar 20 to Apr 15Apr 2
1Òtaès KishuxFlower MoonApr 16 to May 15May 1
2Òkhatim KishuxMulberry MoonMay 16 to Jun 14May 31
3Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry MoonJun 15 to Jul 13Jun 29
4Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn MoonJul 14 to Aug 12Jul 28
5Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder MoonAug 13 to Sep 10Aug 27
6Xàskwim KishuxCorn MoonSep 11 to Oct 10Sep 25
7Ximin KishuxPersimmon MoonOct 11 to Nov 8Oct 25
8Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn MoonNov 9 to Dec 7Nov 24
9Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness MoonDec 8 to Jan 6Dec 23
10Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother MoonJan 7 to Feb 4Jan 22
11Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak MoonFeb 5 to Mar 6Feb 21
12Pìl KishuxCleansing Moon, the Crossing MoonMar 7 to Mar 19

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.