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Kishux òk Aquechque · the year wheel

123 Aquechque

March 19, 2148 to March 18, 2149 · 13 moons, with Gahès Kishux

123 Aquechque as a wheel: the Threshold Days and 13 moons around the circle from Day One at the top, with the eight stations of the sun inside.Òtaès Kishux: Mar 19 to Apr 171Òtaès KishuxÒkhatim Kishux: Apr 18 to May 162Òkhatim KishuxHmuwìnkwës Kishux: May 17 to Jun 143Hmuwìnkwës KishuxMëlingwèm Kishux: Jun 15 to Jul 144Mëlingwèm KishuxPèthakhòn Kishux: Jul 15 to Aug 125Pèthakhòn KishuxXàskwim Kishux: Aug 13 to Sep 116Xàskwim KishuxXimin Kishux: Sep 12 to Oct 117Ximin KishuxWee-saw-panu Kishux: Oct 12 to Nov 98Wee-saw-panu KishuxSamp-oo-somow Kishux: Nov 10 to Dec 99Samp-oo-somow KishuxNuhàm Kishux: Dec 10 to Jan 810Nuhàm KishuxWawpaney Kishux: Jan 9 to Feb 611Wawpaney KishuxPìl Kishux: Feb 7 to Mar 812Pìl KishuxGahès Kishux: Mar 9 to Mar 1813Gahès KishuxNaxa Kishku, Apr 3Naxa Kishku, May 3Naxa Kishku, Jun 2Naxa Kishku, Jul 1Naxa Kishku, Jul 30Naxa Kishku, Aug 29Naxa Kishku, Sep 27Naxa Kishku, Oct 26Naxa Kishku, Nov 25Naxa Kishku, Dec 24Naxa Kishku, Jan 23Naxa Kishku, Feb 22Kweti Kishku, Mar 19✦Kweti KishkuÀskàskw, May 4✦ÀskàskwWisaw, Jun 20✦WisawPìlkësh, Aug 6✦PìlkëshMàxk, Sep 22✦MàxkNëmuxumës, Nov 6✦NëmuxumësSëk, Dec 20✦SëkÒp, Feb 3✦Òp123 AquechqueKweti Kishku · Mar 19
MoonDaysNaxa Kishku
1Òtaès KishuxFlower MoonMar 19 to Apr 17Apr 3
2Òkhatim KishuxMulberry MoonApr 18 to May 16May 3
3Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry MoonMay 17 to Jun 14Jun 2
4Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn MoonJun 15 to Jul 14Jul 1
5Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder MoonJul 15 to Aug 12Jul 30
6Xàskwim KishuxCorn MoonAug 13 to Sep 11Aug 29
7Ximin KishuxPersimmon MoonSep 12 to Oct 11Sep 27
8Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn MoonOct 12 to Nov 9Oct 26
9Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness MoonNov 10 to Dec 9Nov 25
10Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother MoonDec 10 to Jan 8Dec 24
11Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak MoonJan 9 to Feb 6Jan 23
12Pìl KishuxCleansing MoonFeb 7 to Mar 8Feb 22
13Gahès KishuxMother Moon, the Crossing MoonMar 9 to Mar 18

The stations of the sun

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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.