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Kishux òk Aquechque · the year wheel

84 years before Kweti Aquechque

March 20, 1942 to March 20, 1943 · 12 moons

84 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 14✦Pahsùkwi KishkuÒtaès Kishux: Apr 15 to May 131Òtaès KishuxÒkhatim Kishux: May 14 to Jun 122Òkhatim KishuxHmuwìnkwës Kishux: Jun 13 to Jul 123Hmuwìnkwës KishuxMëlingwèm Kishux: Jul 13 to Aug 104Mëlingwèm KishuxPèthakhòn Kishux: Aug 11 to Sep 95Pèthakhòn KishuxXàskwim Kishux: Sep 10 to Oct 86Xàskwim KishuxXimin Kishux: Oct 9 to Nov 77Ximin KishuxWee-saw-panu Kishux: Nov 8 to Dec 68Wee-saw-panu KishuxSamp-oo-somow Kishux: Dec 7 to Jan 49Samp-oo-somow KishuxNuhàm Kishux: Jan 5 to Feb 310Nuhàm KishuxWawpaney Kishux: Feb 4 to Mar 411Wawpaney KishuxPìl Kishux: Mar 5 to Mar 2012Pìl KishuxNaxa Kishku, Apr 1Naxa Kishku, Apr 30Naxa Kishku, May 29Naxa Kishku, Jun 28Naxa Kishku, Jul 27Naxa Kishku, Aug 25Naxa Kishku, Sep 24Naxa Kishku, Oct 23Naxa Kishku, Nov 22Naxa Kishku, Dec 22Naxa Kishku, Jan 20Naxa Kishku, Feb 19Kweti 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✦Òp84 years before Kweti AquechqueKweti Kishku · Mar 20
MoonDaysNaxa Kishku
✦Pahsùkwi Kishkuthe Threshold DaysMar 20 to Apr 14Apr 1
1Òtaès KishuxFlower MoonApr 15 to May 13Apr 30
2Òkhatim KishuxMulberry MoonMay 14 to Jun 12May 29
3Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry MoonJun 13 to Jul 12Jun 28
4Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn MoonJul 13 to Aug 10Jul 27
5Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder MoonAug 11 to Sep 9Aug 25
6Xàskwim KishuxCorn MoonSep 10 to Oct 8Sep 24
7Ximin KishuxPersimmon MoonOct 9 to Nov 7Oct 23
8Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn MoonNov 8 to Dec 6Nov 22
9Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness MoonDec 7 to Jan 4Dec 22
10Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother MoonJan 5 to Feb 3Jan 20
11Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak MoonFeb 4 to Mar 4Feb 19
12Pìl KishuxCleansing Moon, the Crossing MoonMar 5 to Mar 20

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.