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Stars: Ren (Ninety-two)

Song (宋) · Shao Yong (邵雍) · Volume 5 / 39

Charting guides: Da Yan Yarrow Stalk Divination, Liu Yao Divination Chart

星壬二百九:辰子二千四百九十七,辰丑二千四百九十八,辰寅二千四百九十九,辰卯二千五百,辰辰二千五百一,辰巳二千五百二,辰午二千五百三,辰未二千五百四,辰申二千五百五,辰酉二千五百六,辰戌二千五百七,辰亥二千五百八。

The 209th cycle, with the heavenly stem壬 (Ren), corresponds to the 29th cycle of the午 (Wu) group. The twelve cycles begin from the 2,497th generation, with the Zi, Chou, and Yin generations being the 2,497th to the 2,499th. The Mao generation exactly reaches the 2,500th. Following this, the Chen to Hai generations span from the 2,501st to the 2,508th. The remaining cycles of the Wu group consist only of this cycle and the next one. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 74,881st to the 75,240th year of the great cycle.

Stars: Gui (癸) 210

星癸二百十:辰子二千五百九,辰丑二千五百十,辰寅二千五百十一,辰卯二千五百十二,辰辰二千五百十三,辰巳二千五百十四,辰午二千五百十五,辰未二千五百十六,辰申二千五百十七,辰酉二千五百十八,辰戌二千五百十九,辰亥二千五百二十。

The 210th cycle, with the heavenly stem Gui, is the final cycle of the thirty cycles of the午会. It governs twelve generations, from the 2509th to the 2520th, with the亥 generation exactly reaching the 2520th. This marks the accumulated total of 360 generations for each of the seven cycles. The午会 consists of thirty cycles, 360 generations, and 10,800 years, the same as the previous six cycles; it now concludes, completing a total of 75,600 years for one cycle. This cycle itself lasts 360 years, spanning from the 75,241st to the 75,600th year of the cycle, after which it transitions to the未会.

Observing Things Chapter Eight: Using the Original to Understand the Eight Trigrams

日甲一,月未八。

"The 'Day Jia One' refers to the first unit of the original cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Jia; 'Month Wei Eight' refers to the eighth division within the twelve divisions of the first cycle, with the earthly branch belonging to Wei. The Wei division encompasses thirty cycles from the 211th to the 240th, and thirty-six hundred generations from the 2521st to the 2880th, totaling one thousand and eighty years, spanning from the 75,601st to the 86,400th year of the first cycle. This division entirely occurs after Shao Yong's time, so the entire text only lists the numbers without recording historical events."

Stars and Heavenly Stems: 211

星甲二百十一:辰子二千五百二十一,辰丑二千五百二十二,辰寅二千五百二十三,辰卯二千五百二十四,辰辰二千五百二十五,辰巳二千五百二十六,辰午二千五百二十七,辰未二千五百二十八,辰申二千五百二十九,辰酉二千五百三十,辰戌二千五百三十一,辰亥二千五百三十二。

The 211st cycle, paired with the heavenly stem Jia, is the first cycle of the thirty-cycle period. It encompasses twelve generations, from the 2521st to the 2532nd, with each earthly branch ruling one generation. The generation of You ends at the 2530th. The previous cycle ended at the 2520th generation, and this cycle continues from the 2521st, maintaining the same lineage without restarting. Each generation lasts thirty years, making this cycle 360 years long, spanning from the 75,601st to the 75,960th year of a great cycle.

Stars Yi (乙) amount to two hundred and twelve.

星乙二百十二:辰子二千五百三十三,辰丑二千五百三十四,辰寅二千五百三十五,辰卯二千五百三十六,辰辰二千五百三十七,辰巳二千五百三十八,辰午二千五百三十九,辰未二千五百四十,辰申二千五百四十一,辰酉二千五百四十二,辰戌二千五百四十三,辰亥二千五百四十四。

The 212th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired as Yi, corresponds to the second cycle of the Wei conjunction. The twelve generations span from the 2,533rd to the 2,544th, with the Wei cycle exactly completing at the 2,540th. It takes thirty cycles and seven hundred twenty years for the Wei conjunction to reach this point, and there remain twenty-eight cycles and ten thousand eight hundred years until the full completion of the conjunction. The name of this cycle, Yi, is the second among the ten heavenly stems, matching its position within the conjunction. In terms of the entire great cycle, at this point about five fifths have passed, with more than five thousand three hundred years remaining. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, spanning from the 75,961st to the 76,320th year of the great cycle.

Star Bing (丙) is 213.

星丙二百十三:辰子二千五百四十五,辰丑二千五百四十六,辰寅二千五百四十七,辰卯二千五百四十八,辰辰二千五百四十九,辰巳二千五百五十,辰午二千五百五十一,辰未二千五百五十二,辰申二千五百五十三,辰酉二千五百五十四,辰戌二千五百五十五,辰亥二千五百五十六。

The 213th cycle is associated with the heavenly stem Bing, and it is the third cycle of the Wei hội. The twelve generations under this cycle span from the 2,545th to the 2,556th generation. The earthly branches cycle through Zi to Hai, completing one full cycle, with the exact year reaching 2,550. According to Shao Yong's method, cycles are named by heavenly stems and not by earthly branches, while generations are named by earthly branches and not by heavenly stems. Each system operates independently, so cycles repeat every ten and generations every twelve. By this point, three cycles and 1,080 years have been completed in the Wei hội, leaving twenty-seven cycles remaining. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 76,321st to the 76,680th year of the great cycle.

Stars: Ding, 214

星丁二百十四:辰子二千五百五十七,辰丑二千五百五十八,辰寅二千五百五十九,辰卯二千五百六十,辰辰二千五百六十一,辰巳二千五百六十二,辰午二千五百六十三,辰未二千五百六十四,辰申二千五百六十五,辰酉二千五百六十六,辰戌二千五百六十七,辰亥二千五百六十八。

The 214th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Ding, corresponds to the fourth cycle of the Wei conjunction. The twelve cycles span from the 2557th to the 2568th generation, with the Mao generation exactly reaching the 2560th. The Wei conjunction has already gone through four cycles, spanning 1,440 years. In terms of generations, 4,320 generations have passed, with 2,568 generations already completed, leaving 1,752 generations remaining. The numbers recorded in the table, although referring to the future, are calculated in the same way as those of the past, without any difference. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 76,681st to the 77,040th year of the great cycle.

Stars and the fifth heavenly stem appear two hundred and fifteen times.

星戊二百十五:辰子二千五百六十九,辰丑二千五百七十,辰寅二千五百七十一,辰卯二千五百七十二,辰辰二千五百七十三,辰巳二千五百七十四,辰午二千五百七十五,辰未二千五百七十六,辰申二千五百七十七,辰酉二千五百七十八,辰戌二千五百七十九,辰亥二千五百八十。

The 215th cycle, with the heavenly stem Wu, corresponds to the fifth cycle of the Earthly Branch Wei. The twelve generations under this cycle span from the 2,569th to the 2,580th: the Zi generation is the 2,569th, the Chou generation is full at the 2,570th, and the subsequent generations from Yin to Xu follow in order, with the Hai generation completing at the 2,580th. The Wei cycle, which lasts 10,800 years, has already passed 1,800 years, leaving 9,000 years remaining. The entire cycle of 129,600 years has already passed 77,400 years, leaving 52,200 years. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 77,441st to the 77,400th year of the great cycle.

The star is already 216.

星己二百十六:辰子二千五百八十一,辰丑二千五百八十二,辰寅二千五百八十三,辰卯二千五百八十四,辰辰二千五百八十五,辰巳二千五百八十六,辰午二千五百八十七,辰未二千五百八十八,辰申二千五百八十九,辰酉二千五百九十,辰戌二千五百九十一,辰亥二千五百九十二。

The 216th cycle, with the heavenly stem JI, corresponds to the sixth cycle of Wei. The twelve cycles span from the 2581st to the 2592nd generation, beginning with Zi and ending with Hai, with the You cycle exactly reaching the 2590th. By the end of this cycle, the Wei cycle has completed one fifth of the full cycle: 10,800 years have already passed, 2,160 years have been completed, leaving 8,640 years remaining; 4,320 generations of the Yuan have already passed, with 2,592 generations having been completed. The 216th cycle is exactly three fifths of the 360 cycles of the Yuan. This cycle lasts 360 years, from the 77,401st to the 77,760th year of the Yuan.

Stars of Geng: two hundred and seventeen

星庚二百十七:辰子二千五百九十三,辰丑二千五百九十四,辰寅二千五百九十五,辰卯二千五百九十六,辰辰二千五百九十七,辰巳二千五百九十八,辰午二千五百九十九,辰未二千六百,辰申二千六百一,辰酉二千六百二,辰戌二千六百三,辰亥二千六百四。

The 217th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Geng, is the seventh cycle of Wei. It encompasses twelve generations from the 2593rd to the 2604th: the seven generations from Zi to Wu correspond to the 2593rd to the 2599th, the Wei generation exactly reaches the 2600th, and the four generations of Shen, You, Xu, and Hai continue from the 2601st to the 2604th. The thirty cycles of Wei have already passed seven cycles and 2520 years. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 77,761st to the 78,120th year of a great cycle.

Stars Xin, two hundred and eighteen

星辛二百十八:辰子二千六百五,辰丑二千六百六,辰寅二千六百七,辰卯二千六百八,辰辰二千六百九,辰巳二千六百十,辰午二千六百十一,辰未二千六百十二,辰申二千六百十三,辰酉二千六百十四,辰戌二千六百十五,辰亥二千六百十六。

The 218th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Xin, corresponds to the eighth cycle of the Wei cycle. The twelve generations span from the 2605th to the 2616th, starting with Zi and ending with Hai, with numbers increasing sequentially. The table does not include era names, but only uses the number of generations to mark time, which is precisely the meaning of "using numbers to govern affairs": numbers precede events, and when events occur, the numbers are already complete. By this point, the Wei cycle has already gone through eight cycles, totaling 2,880 years, leaving 22 cycles remaining. This cycle lasts 360 years, covering the 78,121st to the 78,480th year of the Great Cycle.

Stars: Ren, 219

星壬二百十九:辰子二千六百十七,辰丑二千六百十八,辰寅二千六百十九,辰卯二千六百二十,辰辰二千六百二十一,辰巳二千六百二十二,辰午二千六百二十三,辰未二千六百二十四,辰申二千六百二十五,辰酉二千六百二十六,辰戌二千六百二十七,辰亥二千六百二十八。

The 219th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Ren, corresponds to the ninth cycle of Wei. It encompasses twelve generations from the 2617th generation (Zi) to the 2628th generation (Hai), with the Mao generation exactly at the 2620th. The heavenly stem reaches Ren, needing only one more to complete the first round of ten stems in this cycle. The Wei cycle, which spans 10,800 years, has already passed 3,240 years, leaving 7,560 years remaining. One yuan, which consists of 4,320 generations, has already passed the 2,628th generation, leaving 1,692 generations remaining. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 78,481st to the 78,840th year of one yuan.

Star癸 (Gui) is 220.

星癸二百二十:辰子二千六百二十九,辰丑二千六百三十,辰寅二千六百三十一,辰卯二千六百三十二,辰辰二千六百三十三,辰巳二千六百三十四,辰午二千六百三十五,辰未二千六百三十六,辰申二千六百三十七,辰酉二千六百三十八,辰戌二千六百三十九,辰亥二千六百四十。

The 220th cycle, with the heavenly stem癸 (Gui), is the tenth cycle of the Wei (Earthly Branch) convergence, and this is the first round of the heavenly stems, which are now exhausted. The twelve cycles span from the 2629th to the 2640th generations: the Zi generation is the 2629th, the Chou generation is completed in the 2630th, and the Hai generation is completed in the 2640th. The ten cycles total 3,600 years, which is one third of the 10,800 years of the Wei convergence. By the time of this cycle, 220 out of the 360 cycles of the Great Cycle have been completed, leaving 140 cycles remaining. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 78,841st to the 79,200th year of the Great Cycle.

Stars and Heavenly Stems: 221

星甲二百二十一:辰子二千六百四十一,辰丑二千六百四十二,辰寅二千六百四十三,辰卯二千六百四十四,辰辰二千六百四十五,辰巳二千六百四十六,辰午二千六百四十七,辰未二千六百四十八,辰申二千六百四十九,辰酉二千六百五十,辰戌二千六百五十一,辰亥二千六百五十二。

The 221st cycle begins with the heavenly stem Jia, marking the start of the second round of the 11th convergence. This cycle encompasses twelve generations, spanning from the 2641st to the 2652nd: the ten generations from Zi to You correspond to the 2641st to the 2650th, while the two generations of Xu and Hai correspond to the 2651st and 2652nd. The 11th convergence has already lasted 3,960 years out of its total 10,800 years, with 6,840 years remaining. Each generation lasts 30 years, making this cycle 360 years long, covering the 79,201st to the 79,560th year of the great cycle.

Stars Yi (乙) amount to 222.

星乙二百二十二:辰子二千六百五十三,辰丑二千六百五十四,辰寅二千六百五十五,辰卯二千六百五十六,辰辰二千六百五十七,辰巳二千六百五十八,辰午二千六百五十九,辰未二千六百六十,辰申二千六百六十一,辰酉二千六百六十二,辰戌二千六百六十三,辰亥二千六百六十四。

The 222nd cycle, with the heavenly stem paired as Yi, belongs to the twelfth cycle of the Wei. The twelfth cycle spans from the 2653rd to the 2664th generation, with the Wei generation exactly reaching the 2660th. One cycle encompasses twelve generations, and one cycle of cycles encompasses thirty cycles, thus totaling three hundred and sixty generations. The Wei cycle begins from the 2521st generation and, by the end of this cycle, has counted a total of one hundred and forty-four generations. In terms of years, this cycle has already passed four thousand three hundred and twenty years, and there remain one thousand and eighty years until the halfway point of the cycle. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, corresponding to the 79,561st to the 79,920th year of the great cycle.

Star Bing is 223.

星丙二百二十三:辰子二千六百六十五,辰丑二千六百六十六,辰寅二千六百六十七,辰卯二千六百六十八,辰辰二千六百六十九,辰巳二千六百七十,辰午二千六百七十一,辰未二千六百七十二,辰申二千六百七十三,辰酉二千六百七十四,辰戌二千六百七十五,辰亥二千六百七十六。

The 223rd cycle, with the heavenly stem Jia, corresponds to the 13th cycle of the Wei cycle. The twelve generations under this cycle span from the 2665th generation (Zi) to the 2676th generation (Hai), with the generation Si exactly reaching 2670. The Wei cycle consists of thirty cycles, of which thirteen have already passed, amounting to 4680 years, leaving seventeen cycles and 6120 years remaining. In terms of generations, one cycle comprises 4320 generations, which have already passed the 2676th generation. This cycle lasts 360 years, covering the 79,921st to the 80,280th year of the Great Cycle. The number of 80,000 years of the Great Cycle is surpassed within this cycle.

Stars of Ding amount to 224.

星丁二百二十四:辰子二千六百七十七,辰丑二千六百七十八,辰寅二千六百七十九,辰卯二千六百八十,辰辰二千六百八十一,辰巳二千六百八十二,辰午二千六百八十三,辰未二千六百八十四,辰申二千六百八十五,辰酉二千六百八十六,辰戌二千六百八十七,辰亥二千六百八十八。

The 224th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Ding, corresponds to the 14th cycle of the Wei conjunction. The twelve cycles span from the 2677th to the 2688th generation, with the Mao generation exactly reaching the 2680th. The Wei conjunction has already gone through 14 of its 30 cycles, leaving 16 cycles, or 5760 years. In terms of generations, 4320 generations of the great cycle have passed, with 2688 generations already completed, leaving 1632 generations remaining. This cycle is the fourth among the ten heavenly stems in the second round of the Wei conjunction, and it is separated from the previous Ding cycle by ten cycles. This cycle lasts 360 years, from the 80,281st to the 80,640th year of the great cycle.

Stars and the element Wu total 225.

星戊二百二十五:辰子二千六百八十九,辰丑二千六百九十,辰寅二千六百九十一,辰卯二千六百九十二,辰辰二千六百九十三,辰巳二千六百九十四,辰午二千六百九十五,辰未二千六百九十六,辰申二千六百九十七,辰酉二千六百九十八,辰戌二千六百九十九,辰亥二千七百。

The 225th cycle, with the heavenly stem Wu, corresponds to the 15th cycle of the Wei conjunction, and it is exactly halfway through the thirty cycles of the conjunction. The twelve generations under this cycle span from the 2,689th generation to the 2,700th generation: the Zi generation is the 2,689th, the Chou generation completes the 2,690th, and the subsequent generations from Yin to Xu follow in order, with the Hai generation completing the 2,700th. By the end of this cycle, the Wei conjunction has already passed 5,400 years, which is exactly halfway through the conjunction. The entire cycle of 129,600 years has also progressed to 81,000 years, exceeding half by an additional 16,200 years. This cycle of 360 years corresponds to the 80,641st to the 81,000th year of the great cycle.

The star count is 226.

星己二百二十六:辰子二千七百一,辰丑二千七百二,辰寅二千七百三,辰卯二千七百四,辰辰二千七百五,辰巳二千七百六,辰午二千七百七,辰未二千七百八,辰申二千七百九,辰酉二千七百十,辰戌二千七百十一,辰亥二千七百十二。

The 226th cycle, with the heavenly stem Ji, corresponds to the 16th cycle of the hexagram. The twelve generations span from the 2,701st to the 2,712th: the nine generations from Zi to Shen are respectively the 2,701st to the 2,709th, the You generation completes the 2,710th, and the Xu and Hai generations are the 2,711th and 2,712th. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 81,001st to the 81,360th year of the great cycle.

Stars of Geng amount to 227.

星庚二百二十七:辰子二千七百十三,辰丑二千七百十四,辰寅二千七百十五,辰卯二千七百十六,辰辰二千七百十七,辰巳二千七百十八,辰午二千七百十九,辰未二千七百二十,辰申二千七百二十一,辰酉二千七百二十二,辰戌二千七百二十三,辰亥二千七百二十四。

The 227th cycle, with the heavenly stem Geng, corresponds to the 17th cycle of the Wei. It covers twelve generations from the 2713th to the 2724th, starting with Zi and ending with Hai. The Wei generation exactly reaches the 2720th. Considering the total of 4320 generations in one cycle, at this point 2724 generations have passed, leaving 1596 generations remaining. The Wei cycle has already gone through 17 out of 30 cycles, which is 6120 years, leaving 13 cycles. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 81361st to the 81720th year of one cycle.

Star Xin, 228

星辛二百二十八:辰子二千七百二十五,辰丑二千七百二十六,辰寅二千七百二十七,辰卯二千七百二十八,辰辰二千七百二十九,辰巳二千七百三十,辰午二千七百三十一,辰未二千七百三十二,辰申二千七百三十三,辰酉二千七百三十四,辰戌二千七百三十五,辰亥二千七百三十六。

The 228th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Xin, corresponds to the 18th cycle of the Earthly Branch Wei. The twelve generations span from the 2725th to the 2736th, with the Si cycle exactly reaching the 2730th. Shao Yong's list ends here, with both before and after being numbers waiting for events: the past is recorded with historical facts, while the future is awaited through numbers, maintaining a consistent format. The Wei cycle has already passed 6,480 years out of 10,800, leaving 4,320 years remaining; the 360 years of this cycle fall within the 81,721st to the 82,080th year of the great cycle.

Stars and the stem Ren: 229

星壬二百二十九:辰子二千七百三十七,辰丑二千七百三十八,辰寅二千七百三十九,辰卯二千七百四十,辰辰二千七百四十一,辰巳二千七百四十二,辰午二千七百四十三,辰未二千七百四十四,辰申二千七百四十五,辰酉二千七百四十六,辰戌二千七百四十七,辰亥二千七百四十八。

The 229th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Ren, corresponds to the nineteenth cycle of the Wei period. It encompasses twelve generations, from the 2737th generation (Zi) to the 2748th generation (Hai). The generation of Mao is exactly at the 2740th, while the other generations increase sequentially by one. The heavenly stem reaches Ren, connecting to the next cycle's stem Gui, completing the second round of ten stems. The Wei period has now completed nineteen cycles and 6,840 years, leaving eleven cycles remaining. In terms of generations, the first cycle of four thousand three hundred twenty generations has passed the 2748th generation. This cycle lasts 360 years, from the 82,081st to the 82,440th year of the first cycle.

Stars of Gui amount to 230.

星癸二百三十:辰子二千七百四十九,辰丑二千七百五十,辰寅二千七百五十一,辰卯二千七百五十二,辰辰二千七百五十三,辰巳二千七百五十四,辰午二千七百五十五,辰未二千七百五十六,辰申二千七百五十七,辰酉二千七百五十八,辰戌二千七百五十九,辰亥二千七百六十。

The 230th cycle, with the heavenly stem癸, corresponds to the 20th cycle of the Wei hội. This is the second round of heavenly stems, which are exhausted here, and the next cycle will begin again with 甲. The twelve ages span from the 2749th to the 2760th age: the Zi age is the 2749th, the Chou age is full in the 2750th, and the Hai age is full in the 2760th. Twenty cycles total 7200 years, accounting for two-thirds of the 10,800 years of the Wei hội. By this point, 230 out of 360 cycles of the Yuan have been completed. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 82,441st to the 82,800th year of the Yuan.

Stars and Heavenly Stems: 231

星甲二百三十一:辰子二千七百六十一,辰丑二千七百六十二,辰寅二千七百六十三,辰卯二千七百六十四,辰辰二千七百六十五,辰巳二千七百六十六,辰午二千七百六十七,辰未二千七百六十八,辰申二千七百六十九,辰酉二千七百七十,辰戌二千七百七十一,辰亥二千七百七十二。

The 231st cycle, with the heavenly stem Jia, corresponds to the 21st cycle of Wei, and the third round of heavenly stems begins here. The twelve generations under this cycle span from the 2761st to the 2772nd: the first three generations, Zi, Chou, and Yin, cover the 2761st to the 2763rd, followed by Mao to Hai in order, each generation increasing by one. The You generation reaches the 2770th. The Wei cycle has already passed 7,560 years out of 10,800, leaving 3,240 years and nine cycles. Each generation is 30 years, making this cycle 360 years long, covering the 82,801st to the 83,160th year of the great cycle.

Stars Yi (Yi) 232

星乙二百三十二:辰子二千七百七十三,辰丑二千七百七十四,辰寅二千七百七十五,辰卯二千七百七十六,辰辰二千七百七十七,辰巳二千七百七十八,辰午二千七百七十九,辰未二千七百八十,辰申二千七百八十一,辰酉二千七百八十二,辰戌二千七百八十三,辰亥二千七百八十四。

The 232nd cycle, with the heavenly stem paired as Yi, corresponds to the 22nd cycle of the Wei conjunction. The twelve cycles span from the 2773rd to the 2784th generation, with the Wei generation exactly reaching 2780. The remaining cycles of the Wei conjunction amount to only eight cycles, or 2880 years, and will soon transition into the Shen conjunction. In terms of generations, one great cycle has already passed 2784 generations, leaving 1536 generations remaining; in terms of years, the entire great cycle has already progressed 83,520 years. This cycle lasts 360 years, covering the 83,160th to the 83,520th year of the great cycle.

Star Bing (Fire) appears 233 times.

星丙二百三十三:辰子二千七百八十五,辰丑二千七百八十六,辰寅二千七百八十七,辰卯二千七百八十八,辰辰二千七百八十九,辰巳二千七百九十,辰午二千七百九十一,辰未二千七百九十二,辰申二千七百九十三,辰酉二千七百九十四,辰戌二千七百九十五,辰亥二千七百九十六。

The 233rd cycle, with the heavenly stem paired as Bing, corresponds to the second thirty-third cycle. The twelve generations under this cycle range from the 2785th generation (Zi) to the 2796th generation (Hai), with the generation of Si exactly reaching 2790. In terms of years, from the beginning of the great cycle to the end of this cycle, 83,880 years have passed, which is approximately six and a half tenths of the entire cycle. Of the thirty cycles in the unification, twenty-three have already passed, leaving seven cycles and 2,520 years, which is already close to the time of meeting. This cycle spans 360 years, corresponding to the years 83,521 to 83,880 of the great cycle.

Stars: Ding, 234

星丁二百三十四:辰子二千七百九十七,辰丑二千七百九十八,辰寅二千七百九十九,辰卯二千八百,辰辰二千八百一,辰巳二千八百二,辰午二千八百三,辰未二千八百四,辰申二千八百五,辰酉二千八百六,辰戌二千八百七,辰亥二千八百八。

The 234th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Ding, corresponds to the 24th cycle of the Earthly Branches. The twelve generations span from the 2,797th to the 2,808th: the three generations of Zi, Chou, and Yin cover the 2,797th to the 2,799th, the Mao generation exactly reaches the 2,800th, and the subsequent eight generations from Chen to Hai span from the 2,801st to the 2,808th. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 83,881st to the 84,240th year of the Great Cycle.

Stars and the fifth heavenly stem appear 235 times.

星戊二百三十五:辰子二千八百九,辰丑二千八百十,辰寅二千八百十一,辰卯二千八百十二,辰辰二千八百十三,辰巳二千八百十四,辰午二千八百十五,辰未二千八百十六,辰申二千八百十七,辰酉二千八百十八,辰戌二千八百十九,辰亥二千八百二十。

The 235th cycle, with the heavenly stem Wu, corresponds to the 25th cycle of the Earthly Branch Wei. It governs twelve generations, from the 2809th to the 2820th: the Zi generation is the 2809th, the Chou generation completes the 2810th, and the subsequent generations from Yin to Xu follow in order, with the Hai generation completing the 2820th. In terms of years, the Wei cycle has already passed 9,000 years out of 10,080, leaving 1,800 years remaining. This cycle lasts 360 years, spanning from the 84,241st to the 84,600th year of the Great Cycle. The remaining part of the Wei cycle consists of only five cycles.

The star count is 236.

星己二百三十六:辰子二千八百二十一,辰丑二千八百二十二,辰寅二千八百二十三,辰卯二千八百二十四,辰辰二千八百二十五,辰巳二千八百二十六,辰午二千八百二十七,辰未二千八百二十八,辰申二千八百二十九,辰酉二千八百三十,辰戌二千八百三十一,辰亥二千八百三十二。

The 236th cycle, with the heavenly stem Ji, corresponds to the 26th cycle of the hexagram. The twelve cycles span from the 2,821st to the 2,832nd generation, starting with Zi and ending with Hai, numbered continuously without interruption. The You cycle exactly reaches the 2,830th. All these records were预先 established by Shao Yong for future generations: the numbers were already determined, and events would come to pass accordingly. The remaining four cycles of the hexagram, totaling 1,440 years, remain. The entire cycle of 4,320 generations has already passed the 2,832nd generation, leaving 1,488 generations remaining. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 84,601st to the 84,960th year of the great cycle.

Stars of Geng: 237

星庚二百三十七:辰子二千八百三十三,辰丑二千八百三十四,辰寅二千八百三十五,辰卯二千八百三十六,辰辰二千八百三十七,辰巳二千八百三十八,辰午二千八百三十九,辰未二千八百四十,辰申二千八百四十一,辰酉二千八百四十二,辰戌二千八百四十三,辰亥二千八百四十四。

The 237th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Geng, corresponds to the 27th cycle of the Wei period. The twelve generations under its jurisdiction span from the 2833rd to the 2844th generations, with the Wei generation exactly reaching the 2840th. The thirty cycles of the Wei period have only three left, and one thousand and eight decades make up a full period. In terms of years, the full cycle of twelve thousand nine hundred and sixty years has already passed eight thousand five hundred and thirty-two years, leaving four thousand four hundred and eighty years remaining; the three hundred and sixty cycles of one cycle have already passed two hundred and thirty-seven cycles. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, corresponding to the 84,961st to the 85,320th year of one cycle.

Stars: Xin 338

星辛三百三十八:辰子二千八百四十五,辰丑二千八百四十六,辰寅二千八百四十七,辰卯二千八百四十八,辰辰二千八百四十九,辰巳二千八百五十,辰午二千八百五十一,辰未二千八百五十二,辰申二千八百五十三,辰酉二千八百五十四,辰戌二千八百五十五,辰亥二千八百五十六。

This section originally had the title "Star Xin 338," while the preceding and succeeding sections are the 237th and 239th cycles respectively. This indicates that "three hundred" is a mistake for "two hundred," and it actually refers to the 238th cycle, with the heavenly stem Xin paired, located in Wei, corresponding to the 28th cycle. The original text is retained without alteration. The twelve generations covered are from the 2845th to the 2856th, starting with Zi and ending with Hai, with the generation of Si exactly reaching 2850. This cycle lasts 360 years, spanning from the 85,321st to the 85,680th year of the great cycle.

Stars: Ren (Ninety-nine) 239

星壬二百三十九:辰子二千八百五十七,辰丑二千八百五十八,辰寅二千八百五十九,辰卯二千八百六十,辰辰二千八百六十一,辰巳二千八百六十二,辰午二千八百六十三,辰未二千八百六十四,辰申二千八百六十五,辰酉二千八百六十六,辰戌二千八百六十七,辰亥二千八百六十八。

The 239th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Ren, corresponds to the second十九th cycle. The twelve generations under this cycle range from the 2857th generation (Zi) to the 2868th generation (Hai), with the Mao generation exactly at 2860. Once this cycle is completed, the Wei cycle will only have one cycle left. In terms of generations, one cycle of 4320 generations has passed 2868 generations, leaving 1452 generations remaining; in terms of years, the Wei cycle of 10,800 years has already passed 10,440 years, leaving only 360 years. This cycle of 360 years corresponds to the 85,681st to 86,040th year of the great cycle.

Stars of Gui amount to 240.

星癸二百四十:辰子二千八百六十九,辰丑二千八百七十,辰寅二千八百七十一,辰卯二千八百七十二,辰辰二千八百七十三,辰巳二千八百七十四,辰午二千八百七十五,辰未二千八百七十六,辰申二千八百七十七,辰酉二千八百七十八,辰戌二千八百七十九,辰亥二千八百八十。

The 240th cycle, with the heavenly stem癸 (Gui), is the final cycle of the thirty cycles of the Wei (Earthly Branch). It encompasses twelve generations, from the 2,869th generation to the 2,880th generation: the Zi generation is the 2,869th, the Chou generation is full at the 2,870th, and the Hai generation is fully completed at the 2,880th. This number exactly equals the accumulation of 8 cycles, each governing 360 generations. The Wei cycle ends here, and one cycle of 86,400 years has been completed, matching the number of the 8 cycles. This cycle itself lasts 360 years, spanning from the 86,401st year to the 86,400th year of the cycle, after which it transitions into the Shen cycle.

The Second Volume of The Supreme Principles Governing the World

Observing Things Chapter Nine: Using the Original to Measure the Nine Convergences

日甲一,月申九。

"The 'Day Jia One' still refers to the original beginning as the first unit, with the heavenly stem paired with Jia; 'Month Shen Nine' means the recorded cycle is the ninth of the twelve cycles in one unit, with the earthly branch belonging to Shen. The Shen cycle encompasses thirty ages from the 241st to the 270th, and thirty-six thousand and eighty-one generations from the 2881st to the 3240th, totaling eleven thousand and eight hundred years, which corresponds to the period from the 86,401st to the 97,200th year of one unit. The twelve cycles begin with the Zi cycle, and Shen is the ninth. After that come the You, Xu, and Hai cycles, completing one unit."

Stars and Heavenly Stems: 241

星甲二百四十一:辰子二千八百八十一,辰丑二千八百八十二,辰寅二千八百八十三,辰卯二千八百八十四,辰辰二千八百八十五,辰巳二千八百八十六,辰午二千八百八十七,辰未二千八百八十八,辰申二千八百八十九,辰酉二千八百九十,辰戌二千八百九十一,辰亥二千八百九十二。

The 241st cycle, with the heavenly stem Jia, is the first cycle of the thirty cycle period of the Sheng (Metal) cycle. It covers twelve generations, from the 2881st to the 2892nd: the first three generations, Zi, Chou, and Yin, correspond to the 2881st to the 2883rd, followed by Mao to Hai in order, each generation increasing by one. The You generation exactly reaches the 2890th. The previous cycle ended at the 2880th generation, and this cycle begins at the 2881st. Each generation is thirty years, making this cycle 360 years long, spanning the 86,401st to the 86,760th year of the Great Cycle.

Stars Yi amount to 242.

星乙二百四十二:辰子二千八百九十三,辰丑二千八百九十四,辰寅二千八百九十五,辰卯二千八百九十六,辰辰二千八百九十七,辰巳二千八百九十八,辰午二千八百九十九,辰未二千九百,辰申二千九百一,辰酉二千九百二,辰戌二千九百三,辰亥二千九百四。

The 242nd cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Yi, corresponds to the second cycle of the Shēn (Monkey) conjunction. The twelve generations span from the 2893rd to the 2904th: the seven generations from Zi to Wu successively cover the 2893rd to the 2899th, the Wei generation exactly reaches the 2900th, and the four generations of Shēn, You, Xū, and Hài continue from the 2901st to the 2904th. The Shēn conjunction requires thirty cycles to complete two cycles and seven hundred twenty years. This cycle lasts three hundred sixty years, corresponding to the 86,761st to the 87,120th year of a great cycle.

Star Bing (丙) is 243.

星丙二百四十三:辰子二千九百五,辰丑二千九百六,辰寅二千九百七,辰卯二千九百八,辰辰二千九百九,辰巳二千九百十,辰午二千九百十一,辰未二千九百十二,辰申二千九百十三,辰酉二千九百十四,辰戌二千九百十五,辰亥二千九百十六。

The 243rd cycle, with the heavenly stem Jia, corresponds to the third cycle of the Metal element. It encompasses twelve generations, from the 2905th generation (Zi) to the 2916th generation (Hai), each earthly branch representing one generation. The generation of Si coincides exactly with the 2910th. Counting by generations, four thousand three hundred twenty generations of one cycle remain at this point, leaving one thousand four hundred and four generations. Counting by years, the full cycle of twelve thousand nine hundred and sixty years has already passed two-thirds. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, corresponding to the 87,120th to the 87,480th year of one cycle.

Star丁 is 244.

星丁二百四十四:辰子二千九百十七,辰丑二千九百十八,辰寅二千九百十九,辰卯二千九百二十,辰辰二千九百二十一,辰巳二千九百二十二,辰午二千九百二十三,辰未二千九百二十四,辰申二千九百二十五,辰酉二千九百二十六,辰戌二千九百二十七,辰亥二千九百二十八。

The 244th cycle, with the heavenly stem paired with Ding, corresponds to the fourth cycle of the Shēn (Monkey) convergence. The twelve cycles span from the 2917th to the 2928th generation, with the Mǎo (Rabbit) generation exactly reaching the 2920th. The Shēn convergence has already gone through four cycles, totaling 1,440 years, leaving 26 cycles remaining. In terms of generations, one great cycle of 4,320 generations has passed the 2,928th generation, leaving 1,392 generations remaining; in terms of years, the entire great cycle has already passed 87,840 years. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 87,481st to the 87,840th year of the great cycle.

Stars and the fifth heavenly stem appear 245 times.

星戊二百四十五:辰子二千九百二十九,辰丑二千九百三十,辰寅二千九百三十一,辰卯二千九百三十二,辰辰二千九百三十三,辰巳二千九百三十四,辰午二千九百三十五,辰未二千九百三十六,辰申二千九百三十七,辰酉二千九百三十八,辰戌二千九百三十九,辰亥二千九百四十。

The 245th cycle, with the heavenly stem Wu, corresponds to the fifth cycle of the Metal Monkey. The twelve generations under this cycle span from the 2929th to the 2940th: the Zi generation is the 2929th, the Chou generation is full in the 2930th, followed by Yin to Xu in order, and the Hai generation is full in the 2940th. The Metal Monkey cycle, which lasts 10,800 years, has already passed 1,800 years, leaving 9,000 years remaining. Out of the 360 cycles in a great cycle, 245 have already passed, leaving 115 cycles remaining. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 87,841st to the 88,200th year of the great cycle.

The star count is 246.

星己二百四十六:辰子二千九百四十一,辰丑二千九百四十二,辰寅二千九百四十三,辰卯二千九百四十四,辰辰二千九百四十五,辰巳二千九百四十六,辰午二千九百四十七,辰未二千九百四十八,辰申二千九百四十九,辰酉二千九百五十,辰戌二千九百五十一,辰亥二千九百五十二。

The 246th cycle, with the heavenly stem JI, corresponds to the sixth cycle of the Sheng hội. The twelve generations span from the 2941st to the 2952nd, starting with Zi and ending with Hai, numbered continuously: the 2941st generation is Zi, the 2942nd is Chou, the 2943rd is Yin, followed by Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai in order, increasing sequentially until the 2952nd. The You generation exactly reaches 2950. The Sheng hội completes six cycles, which is one fifth of the full thirty cycles. This cycle lasts 360 years, corresponding to the 88,201st to the 88,560th year of the first yuán.

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