Mikumwakàn, the Circle of the Moor Essential CommunityKishku 22 · Ximin Kishux · Kweti Aquechque

Kishux òk Aquechque · the year wheel

45 Aquechque

March 19, 2070 to March 19, 2071 · 12 moons

45 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 19 to Apr 9✦Pahsùkwi KishkuÒtaès Kishux: Apr 10 to May 91Òtaès KishuxÒkhatim Kishux: May 10 to Jun 72Òkhatim KishuxHmuwìnkwës Kishux: Jun 8 to Jul 63Hmuwìnkwës KishuxMëlingwèm Kishux: Jul 7 to Aug 44Mëlingwèm KishuxPèthakhòn Kishux: Aug 5 to Sep 35Pèthakhòn KishuxXàskwim Kishux: Sep 4 to Oct 26Xàskwim KishuxXimin Kishux: Oct 3 to Nov 17Ximin KishuxWee-saw-panu Kishux: Nov 2 to Dec 18Wee-saw-panu KishuxSamp-oo-somow Kishux: Dec 2 to Dec 309Samp-oo-somow KishuxNuhàm Kishux: Dec 31 to Jan 2910Nuhàm KishuxWawpaney Kishux: Jan 30 to Feb 2811Wawpaney KishuxPìl Kishux: Mar 1 to Mar 1912Pìl KishuxNaxa Kishku, Mar 26Naxa Kishku, Apr 24Naxa Kishku, May 24Naxa Kishku, Jun 23Naxa Kishku, Jul 22Naxa Kishku, Aug 21Naxa Kishku, Sep 19Naxa Kishku, Oct 19Naxa Kishku, Nov 17Naxa Kishku, Dec 17Naxa Kishku, Jan 15Naxa Kishku, Feb 14Naxa Kishku, Mar 15Kweti Kishku, Mar 19✦Kweti KishkuÀskàskw, May 4✦ÀskàskwWisaw, Jun 20✦WisawPìlkësh, Aug 6✦PìlkëshMàxk, Sep 22✦MàxkNëmuxumës, Nov 6✦NëmuxumësSëk, Dec 21✦SëkÒp, Feb 3✦Òp45 AquechqueKweti Kishku · Mar 19
MoonDaysNaxa Kishku
✦Pahsùkwi Kishkuthe Threshold DaysMar 19 to Apr 9Mar 26
1Òtaès KishuxFlower MoonApr 10 to May 9Apr 24
2Òkhatim KishuxMulberry MoonMay 10 to Jun 7May 24
3Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry MoonJun 8 to Jul 6Jun 23
4Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn MoonJul 7 to Aug 4Jul 22
5Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder MoonAug 5 to Sep 3Aug 21
6Xàskwim KishuxCorn MoonSep 4 to Oct 2Sep 19
7Ximin KishuxPersimmon MoonOct 3 to Nov 1Oct 19
8Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn MoonNov 2 to Dec 1Nov 17
9Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness MoonDec 2 to Dec 30Dec 17
10Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother MoonDec 31 to Jan 29Jan 15
11Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak MoonJan 30 to Feb 28Feb 14
12Pìl KishuxCleansing Moon, the Crossing MoonMar 1 to Mar 19Mar 15

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.