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Kishux òk Aquechque · the year wheel

52 Aquechque

March 19, 2077 to March 18, 2078 · 13 moons, with Gahès Kishux

52 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.Pahsùkwi Kishku: Mar 19 to Mar 22✦Pahsùkwi KishkuÒtaès Kishux: Mar 23 to Apr 211Òtaès KishuxÒkhatim Kishux: Apr 22 to May 202Òkhatim KishuxHmuwìnkwës Kishux: May 21 to Jun 193Hmuwìnkwës KishuxMëlingwèm Kishux: Jun 20 to Jul 184Mëlingwèm KishuxPèthakhòn Kishux: Jul 19 to Aug 175Pèthakhòn KishuxXàskwim Kishux: Aug 18 to Sep 156Xàskwim KishuxXimin Kishux: Sep 16 to Oct 157Ximin KishuxWee-saw-panu Kishux: Oct 16 to Nov 148Wee-saw-panu KishuxSamp-oo-somow Kishux: Nov 15 to Dec 139Samp-oo-somow KishuxNuhàm Kishux: Dec 14 to Jan 1210Nuhàm KishuxWawpaney Kishux: Jan 13 to Feb 1111Wawpaney KishuxPìl Kishux: Feb 12 to Mar 1212Pìl KishuxGahès Kishux: Mar 13 to Mar 1813Gahès KishuxNaxa Kishku, Apr 7Naxa Kishku, May 7Naxa Kishku, Jun 6Naxa Kishku, Jul 5Naxa Kishku, Aug 3Naxa Kishku, Sep 2Naxa Kishku, Oct 1Naxa Kishku, Oct 30Naxa Kishku, Nov 29Naxa Kishku, Dec 28Naxa Kishku, Jan 27Naxa Kishku, Feb 26Kweti 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✦Òp52 AquechqueKweti Kishku · Mar 19
MoonDaysNaxa Kishku
✦Pahsùkwi Kishkuthe Threshold DaysMar 19 to Mar 22
1Òtaès KishuxFlower MoonMar 23 to Apr 21Apr 7
2Òkhatim KishuxMulberry MoonApr 22 to May 20May 7
3Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry MoonMay 21 to Jun 19Jun 6
4Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn MoonJun 20 to Jul 18Jul 5
5Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder MoonJul 19 to Aug 17Aug 3
6Xàskwim KishuxCorn MoonAug 18 to Sep 15Sep 2
7Ximin KishuxPersimmon MoonSep 16 to Oct 15Oct 1
8Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn MoonOct 16 to Nov 14Oct 30
9Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness MoonNov 15 to Dec 13Nov 29
10Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother MoonDec 14 to Jan 12Dec 28
11Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak MoonJan 13 to Feb 11Jan 27
12Pìl KishuxCleansing MoonFeb 12 to Mar 12Feb 26
13Gahès KishuxMother Moon, the Crossing MoonMar 13 to Mar 18

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.