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Kishux òk Aquechque · the year wheel

142 Aquechque

March 20, 2167 to March 18, 2168 · 13 moons, with Gahès Kishux

142 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 20 to Apr 181Òtaès KishuxÒkhatim Kishux: Apr 19 to May 172Òkhatim KishuxHmuwìnkwës Kishux: May 18 to Jun 153Hmuwìnkwës KishuxMëlingwèm Kishux: Jun 16 to Jul 154Mëlingwèm KishuxPèthakhòn Kishux: Jul 16 to Aug 135Pèthakhòn KishuxXàskwim Kishux: Aug 14 to Sep 126Xàskwim KishuxXimin Kishux: Sep 13 to Oct 117Ximin KishuxWee-saw-panu Kishux: Oct 12 to Nov 108Wee-saw-panu KishuxSamp-oo-somow Kishux: Nov 11 to Dec 109Samp-oo-somow KishuxNuhàm Kishux: Dec 11 to Jan 810Nuhàm KishuxWawpaney Kishux: Jan 9 to Feb 711Wawpaney KishuxPìl Kishux: Feb 8 to Mar 812Pìl KishuxGahès Kishux: Mar 9 to Mar 1813Gahès KishuxNaxa Kishku, Apr 4Naxa Kishku, May 3Naxa Kishku, Jun 2Naxa Kishku, Jul 2Naxa Kishku, Jul 31Naxa Kishku, Aug 30Naxa Kishku, Sep 28Naxa Kishku, Oct 27Naxa Kishku, Nov 26Naxa Kishku, Dec 25Naxa Kishku, Jan 24Naxa Kishku, Feb 22Kweti Kishku, Mar 20✦Kweti KishkuÀskàskw, May 5✦ÀskàskwWisaw, Jun 20✦WisawPìlkësh, Aug 7✦PìlkëshMàxk, Sep 22✦MàxkNëmuxumës, Nov 7✦NëmuxumësSëk, Dec 21✦SëkÒp, Feb 3✦Òp142 AquechqueKweti Kishku · Mar 20
MoonDaysNaxa Kishku
1Òtaès KishuxFlower MoonMar 20 to Apr 18Apr 4
2Òkhatim KishuxMulberry MoonApr 19 to May 17May 3
3Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry MoonMay 18 to Jun 15Jun 2
4Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn MoonJun 16 to Jul 15Jul 2
5Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder MoonJul 16 to Aug 13Jul 31
6Xàskwim KishuxCorn MoonAug 14 to Sep 12Aug 30
7Ximin KishuxPersimmon MoonSep 13 to Oct 11Sep 28
8Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn MoonOct 12 to Nov 10Oct 27
9Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness MoonNov 11 to Dec 10Nov 26
10Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother MoonDec 11 to Jan 8Dec 25
11Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak MoonJan 9 to Feb 7Jan 24
12Pìl KishuxCleansing MoonFeb 8 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.