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Kishux òk Aquechque · the year wheel

48 Aquechque

March 19, 2073 to March 18, 2074 · 12 moons

48 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 6✦Pahsùkwi KishkuÒtaès Kishux: Apr 7 to May 51Òtaès KishuxÒkhatim Kishux: May 6 to Jun 42Òkhatim KishuxHmuwìnkwës Kishux: Jun 5 to Jul 33Hmuwìnkwës KishuxMëlingwèm Kishux: Jul 4 to Aug 24Mëlingwèm KishuxPèthakhòn Kishux: Aug 3 to Aug 315Pèthakhòn KishuxXàskwim Kishux: Sep 1 to Sep 296Xàskwim KishuxXimin Kishux: Sep 30 to Oct 297Ximin KishuxWee-saw-panu Kishux: Oct 30 to Nov 278Wee-saw-panu KishuxSamp-oo-somow Kishux: Nov 28 to Dec 279Samp-oo-somow KishuxNuhàm Kishux: Dec 28 to Jan 2510Nuhàm KishuxWawpaney Kishux: Jan 26 to Feb 2411Wawpaney KishuxPìl Kishux: Feb 25 to Mar 1812Pìl KishuxNaxa Kishku, Mar 23Naxa Kishku, Apr 21Naxa Kishku, May 20Naxa Kishku, Jun 19Naxa Kishku, Jul 18Naxa Kishku, Aug 17Naxa Kishku, Sep 15Naxa Kishku, Oct 15Naxa Kishku, Nov 14Naxa Kishku, Dec 14Naxa Kishku, Jan 12Naxa Kishku, Feb 11Naxa Kishku, Mar 12Kweti Kishku, Mar 19✦Kweti KishkuÀskàskw, May 4✦ÀskàskwWisaw, Jun 20✦WisawPìlkësh, Aug 6✦PìlkëshMàxk, Sep 21✦MàxkNëmuxumës, Nov 6✦NëmuxumësSëk, Dec 20✦SëkÒp, Feb 2✦Òp48 AquechqueKweti Kishku · Mar 19
MoonDaysNaxa Kishku
✦Pahsùkwi Kishkuthe Threshold DaysMar 19 to Apr 6Mar 23
1Òtaès KishuxFlower MoonApr 7 to May 5Apr 21
2Òkhatim KishuxMulberry MoonMay 6 to Jun 4May 20
3Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry MoonJun 5 to Jul 3Jun 19
4Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn MoonJul 4 to Aug 2Jul 18
5Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder MoonAug 3 to Aug 31Aug 17
6Xàskwim KishuxCorn MoonSep 1 to Sep 29Sep 15
7Ximin KishuxPersimmon MoonSep 30 to Oct 29Oct 15
8Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn MoonOct 30 to Nov 27Nov 14
9Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness MoonNov 28 to Dec 27Dec 14
10Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother MoonDec 28 to Jan 25Jan 12
11Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak MoonJan 26 to Feb 24Feb 11
12Pìl KishuxCleansing Moon, the Crossing MoonFeb 25 to Mar 18Mar 12

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.