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Kishux òk Aquechque · the year wheel

68 Aquechque

March 19, 2093 to March 18, 2094 · 13 moons, with Gahès Kishux

68 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 25✦Pahsùkwi KishkuÒtaès Kishux: Mar 26 to Apr 241Òtaès KishuxÒkhatim Kishux: Apr 25 to May 232Òkhatim KishuxHmuwìnkwës Kishux: May 24 to Jun 223Hmuwìnkwës KishuxMëlingwèm Kishux: Jun 23 to Jul 224Mëlingwèm KishuxPèthakhòn Kishux: Jul 23 to Aug 205Pèthakhòn KishuxXàskwim Kishux: Aug 21 to Sep 196Xàskwim KishuxXimin Kishux: Sep 20 to Oct 187Ximin KishuxWee-saw-panu Kishux: Oct 19 to Nov 178Wee-saw-panu KishuxSamp-oo-somow Kishux: Nov 18 to Dec 169Samp-oo-somow KishuxNuhàm Kishux: Dec 17 to Jan 1510Nuhàm KishuxWawpaney Kishux: Jan 16 to Feb 1311Wawpaney KishuxPìl Kishux: Feb 14 to Mar 1512Pìl KishuxGahès Kishux: Mar 16 to Mar 1813Gahès KishuxNaxa Kishku, Apr 11Naxa Kishku, May 10Naxa Kishku, Jun 8Naxa Kishku, Jul 8Naxa Kishku, Aug 6Naxa Kishku, Sep 4Naxa Kishku, Oct 4Naxa Kishku, Nov 2Naxa Kishku, Dec 2Naxa Kishku, Jan 1Naxa Kishku, Jan 31Naxa Kishku, Mar 1Kweti 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✦Òp68 AquechqueKweti Kishku · Mar 19
MoonDaysNaxa Kishku
✦Pahsùkwi Kishkuthe Threshold DaysMar 19 to Mar 25
1Òtaès KishuxFlower MoonMar 26 to Apr 24Apr 11
2Òkhatim KishuxMulberry MoonApr 25 to May 23May 10
3Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry MoonMay 24 to Jun 22Jun 8
4Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn MoonJun 23 to Jul 22Jul 8
5Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder MoonJul 23 to Aug 20Aug 6
6Xàskwim KishuxCorn MoonAug 21 to Sep 19Sep 4
7Ximin KishuxPersimmon MoonSep 20 to Oct 18Oct 4
8Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn MoonOct 19 to Nov 17Nov 2
9Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness MoonNov 18 to Dec 16Dec 2
10Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother MoonDec 17 to Jan 15Jan 1
11Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak MoonJan 16 to Feb 13Jan 31
12Pìl KishuxCleansing MoonFeb 14 to Mar 15Mar 1
13Gahès KishuxMother Moon, the Crossing MoonMar 16 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.