Stars of Geng are 247.

星庚二百四十七：辰子二千九百五十三、辰丑二千九百五十四、辰寅二千九百五十五、辰卯二千九百五十六、辰辰二千九百五十七、辰巳二千九百五十八、辰午二千九百五十九、辰未二千九百六十、辰申二千九百六十一、辰酉二千九百六十二、辰戌二千九百六十三、辰亥二千九百六十四。

In Shao Yong's calendar, "star" serves as a substitute for "epoch" or "cycle." This line refers to the 247th epoch within a single cycle. According to the rotation of the heavenly stems, it corresponds to the "Geng" position, belonging to the seventh epoch of the ninth group, "Shen group." One epoch encompasses twelve generations, so the following twelve "Chen" are the generations from the 2,953rd to the 2,964th of the entire cycle. The names of "Chen" are arranged in the order of the twelve earthly branches: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai. When the sequence is completed, it starts anew. One generation spans thirty years, making the duration of this epoch three hundred and sixty years, which falls within the twelve thousand nine hundred and sixty-year cycle from the 88,561st to the 88,920th year.

星辛二百四十八：辰子二千九百六十五、辰丑二千九百六十六、辰寅二千九百六十七、辰卯二千九百六十八、辰辰二千九百六十九、辰巳二千九百七十、辰午二千九百七十一、辰未二千九百七十二、辰申二千九百七十三、辰酉二千九百七十四、辰戌二千九百七十五、辰亥二千九百七十六。

Following the previous cycle, this is the 248th cycle within one yuan, with the heavenly stem reaching "Xin." It is the eighth cycle within the thirty cycles of Shen. The twelve generations in this cycle are numbered from the 2,965th to the 2,976th, with the earthly branches starting again from "Chen Zi" and ending at "Chen Hai," seamlessly connecting with the previous cycle's twelve generations without any overlap. Converted into years, this cycle spans 360 years, from the 88,921st to the 89,280th year of one yuan. At this time, the Shen cycle has progressed more than a quarter of the way. The Shen cycle is the ninth of the twelve cycles in one yuan, and later generations paired it with the twelve message hexagrams, corresponding to the hexagram "Pu" (Obstruction).

星壬二百四十九：辰子二千九百七十七、辰丑二千九百七十八、辰寅二千九百七十九、辰卯二千九百八十、辰辰二千九百八十一、辰巳二千九百八十二、辰午二千九百八十三、辰未二千九百八十四、辰申二千九百八十五、辰酉二千九百八十六、辰戌二千九百八十七、辰亥二千九百八十八。

This is the second hundred and forty-ninth cycle of the Great Cycle, with the heavenly stem paired as "Ren," ranking ninth in the申 cycle. The twelve "Chen" within the table represent the twelve generations under its jurisdiction, numbered from twenty-nine thousand seven hundred seventy-seven to twenty-nine thousand eight hundred eighty-eight. Shao Yong used the terms day, month, star, and辰 to represent the Great Cycle, the cycle, the era, and the generation respectively. Therefore, under "star," "Chen" must necessarily be listed, just as under a month, its days must be listed. This era lasts for three hundred and sixty years, spanning from the eighty-nine thousand two hundred eighty-first year to the eighty-nine thousand six hundred and fourtieth year of the Great Cycle. If we break it down into generations, the first generation, "Chen Zi" (twenty-nine thousand seven hundred seventy-seven), corresponds to the eighty-nine thousand two hundred eighty-first year to the eighty-nine thousand three hundred and tenth year. Each subsequent generation follows in order, advancing by thirty years each time, with the last generation, "Chen Hai" (twenty-nine thousand eight hundred eighty-eight), ending in the eighty-nine thousand six hundred and fourtieth year.

星癸二百五十：辰子二千九百八十九、辰丑二千九百九十、辰寅二千九百九十一、辰卯二千九百九十二、辰辰二千九百九十三、辰巳二千九百九十四、辰午二千九百九十五、辰未二千九百九十六、辰申二千九百九十七、辰酉二千九百九十八、辰戌二千九百九十九、辰亥三千。

This is the second hundred and fiftieth cycle of the first era. The heavenly stem has reached the last of the ten stems, "Gui," marking the completion of the first ten cycles of the "Shen" cycle. The next cycle will begin anew with "Jia." The twelve generations under this cycle range from the 2,989th generation to the 3,000th generation. The final generation is noted as "Chen Hai San Qian," meaning exactly the 3,000th generation, which is a whole number milestone within the total of 4,320 generations of the entire era. In terms of years, this cycle spans from the 89,641st year to the 90,000th year of the first era. The final generation, the 3,000th generation of Chen and Hai, precisely ends at the 90,000th year. The "Shen" cycle consists of thirty cycles, and ten cycles have already passed, leaving twenty cycles and 7,200 years before the "You" cycle begins.

星甲二百五十一：辰子三千一、辰丑三千二、辰寅三千三、辰卯三千四、辰辰三千五、辰巳三千六、辰午三千七、辰未三千八、辰申三千九、辰酉三千十、辰戌三千十一、辰亥三千十二。

The second hundred and fifty-first cycle of the Great Cycle begins with the Heavenly Stem returning to "Jia." This marks the start of the second round of ten Heavenly Stems, placing it as the eleventh among the thirty cycles. The corresponding twelve generations begin from the thirty-first thousand and first year and end at the thirty-first thousand and twelfth year. The original text writes "three thousand one" up to "three thousand twelve," which are abbreviations of "three thousand" with the zero omitted, not a separate numbering system. This cycle spans three hundred and sixty years, covering the period from the ninth thousand and first year to the ninth thousand and three hundred and sixtieth year, which is exactly the first three hundred and sixty years following nine thousand years.

星乙二百五十二：辰子三千十三、辰丑三千十四、辰寅三千十五、辰卯三千十六、辰辰三千十七、辰巳三千十八、辰午三千十九、辰未三千二十、辰申三千二十一、辰酉三千二十二、辰戌三千二十三、辰亥三千二十四。

The second hundred and fifty-second movement of the first cycle is paired with the heavenly stem "Yi", and it is the twelfth movement of the Sheng union. The twelve generations under its jurisdiction are numbered from three thousand and thirteen to three thousand and twenty-four. The twelve earthly branches still cycle through Zi to Hai in order. If we look at a broader perspective: one cycle consists of twelve unions, each union has thirty movements, each movement has twelve generations, and each generation spans thirty years. Multiplying these four layers together gives exactly twelve thousand nine hundred and sixty years. This movement corresponds to the period from nine thousand and three hundred and sixty-one years to nine thousand and seven hundred and twenty years within these twelve thousand nine hundred and sixty years.

星丙二百五十三：辰子三千二十五、辰丑三千二十六、辰寅三千二十七、辰卯三千二十八、辰辰三千二十九、辰巳三千三十、辰午三千三十一、辰未三千三十二、辰申三千三十三、辰酉三千三十四、辰戌三千三十五、辰亥三千三十六。

The second hundred and fifty-third cycle of the Great Cycle has the heavenly stem "Bing". Within the thirty cycles of the Sheng period, it is the thirteenth. It still has two cycles to reach the midpoint. The twelve generations under this cycle span from the third thousand and second fifth generation to the third thousand and thirty-sixth generation. Shao Yong arranged this table so that looking horizontally shows the order of the twelve generations within one cycle, and looking vertically shows the progression of the thirty cycles within one period. The interweaving of these two directions forms the fabric of time. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, corresponding to the ninth ten thousand and seven hundred and twenty-first year to the ninth ten thousand and one hundred and eightieth year of the Great Cycle.

星丁二百五十四：辰子三千三十七、辰丑三千三十八、辰寅三千三十九、辰卯三千四十、辰辰三千四十一、辰巳三千四十二、辰午三千四十三、辰未三千四十四、辰申三千四十五、辰酉三千四十六、辰戌三千四十七、辰亥三千四十八。

The second hundred and fifty-fourth cycle of the Great Cycle is associated with the Heavenly Stem 'Ding', and is the fourteenth cycle of the Sheng Hui. The twelve generations under this cycle span from the thirty-first thousand and thirty-seventh generation to the thirty-first thousand and forty-eighth generation. The twelve sections are marked as Chen Zi, Chen Chou, Chen Yin, Chen Mao, Chen Chen, Chen Si, Chen Wu, Chen Wei, Chen Shen, Chen You, Chen Xu, and Chen Hai; the names of the Earthly Branches are used only to indicate the order, and are not related to the following numbers of generations. This cycle lasts for three hundred and sixty years, corresponding to the period from the ninth thousand one hundred and eighty-first year to the ninth thousand one hundred and forty-fourth year of the Great Cycle.

星戊二百五十五：辰子三千四十九、辰丑三千五十、辰寅三千五十一、辰卯三千五十二、辰辰三千五十三、辰巳三千五十四、辰午三千五十五、辰未三千五十六、辰申三千五十七、辰酉三千五十八、辰戌三千五十九、辰亥三千六十。

The second hundred and fifty-fifth cycle of the Great Cycle is governed by the heavenly stem Wu. This corresponds to the midpoint of the thirty cycle of Shen. Beyond this point, the latter half of the Shen cycle begins. The twelve cycles numbered from 3049 to 3060. Calculated by year, this cycle spans from the ninth hundred and fourteen thousand and forty-first year to the ninth hundred and eighteen thousandth year. The Shen cycle began in the eighth hundred and sixty-four thousand and first year, and has already lasted five thousand four hundred years. It still has five thousand four hundred years left before the You cycle begins. The twelve cycles start with Zi, and Shen is the ninth among them.

星己二百五十六：辰子三千六十一、辰丑三千六十二、辰寅三千六十三、辰卯三千六十四、辰辰三千六十五、辰巳三千六十六、辰午三千六十七、辰未三千六十八、辰申三千六十九、辰酉三千七十、辰戌三千七十一、辰亥三千七十二。

The second hundred and fifty-sixth cycle of the Great Cycle is governed by the Heavenly Stem "Ji", which is the first cycle of the latter half of the Shēn (Metal) phase. In the table, the twelve generations range from the thirty thousand and sixty-first generation to the thirty thousand and seventy-second generation. Here, "Chén" does not refer to the twelve hours of a day, but rather Shao Yong used the four terms "sun, moon, stars, and constellations" to establish his system, using "Chén" specifically to denote "generation". One generation is thirty years, and twelve generations total three hundred and sixty years, forming one cycle. This cycle spans from the ninth thousand one hundred and eighty-first year to the ninth thousand two hundred and sixtieth year of the Great Cycle.

星庚二百五十七：辰子三千七十三、辰丑三千七十四、辰寅三千七十五、辰卯三千七十六、辰辰三千七十七、辰巳三千七十八、辰午三千七十九、辰未三千八十、辰申三千八十一、辰酉三千八十二、辰戌三千八十三、辰亥三千八十四。

The second hundred and fifty-seventh cycle of the Great Cycle, when the heavenly stem meets "Geng" again, is exactly ten cycles away from the beginning of this section, the second hundred and forty-seventh cycle. This shows that the ten heavenly stems and ten cycles form a complete cycle. This cycle governs the thirty-first thousand and seventy-third generation to the thirty-first thousand and eighty-fourth generation, a total of twelve generations. The earthly branches, from Zi to Hai, each occupy one position. In terms of years, this cycle corresponds to the ninth twenty-one thousand and sixty-first year to the ninth twenty-one thousand and five hundred and twentieth year of the Great Cycle. It is the seventeenth cycle within the Sheng (Metal) combination and still falls within the section described in "The Observing Things Chapter Nine · Using the Great Cycle to Measure the Combinations Nine."

星辛二百五十八：辰子三千八十五、辰丑三千八十六、辰寅三千八十七、辰卯三千八十八、辰辰三千八十九、辰巳三千九十、辰午三千九十一、辰未三千九十二、辰申三千九十三、辰酉三千九十四、辰戌三千九十五、辰亥三千九十六。

The second hundred and fifty-eighth cycle of the Great Cycle is associated with the Heavenly Stem 'Xin', and within the Shēn (Monkey) group it is the eighteenth. The twelve generations under this cycle are numbered from 3,085 to 3,096, starting with Chén (Dragon) and Zi (Rat) and ending with Chén (Dragon) and Hai (Pig). The entire Great Cycle consists of 4,320 generations, and by this point, more than seven-tenths have passed. This cycle lasts 360 years, from the 92,521st to the 92,880th year of the Great Cycle. There are still twelve cycles and 4,320 years remaining until the end of the Shēn (Monkey) group.

星壬二百五十九：辰子三千九十七、辰丑三千九十八、辰寅三千九十九、辰卯三千一百、辰辰三千一百一、辰巳三千一百二、辰午三千一百三、辰未三千一百四、辰申三千一百五、辰酉三千一百六、辰戌三千一百七、辰亥三千一百八。

The second hundred and fifty-ninth cycle of the Great Cycle has the heavenly stem "Ren" and is the nineteenth in the group of the Monkey (Shen). It encompasses twelve generations, from the three thousand and ninth十七th generation to the three thousand and one hundred and eighth generation. When counting to the fourth section "Chen Mao", it exactly reaches the three thousand and one hundredth generation, and the original text jumps from "three thousand nine hundred ninety" to "three thousand one hundred". All subsequent sections are then added to "three thousand one hundred" with additional numbers. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, from the ninth hundred and twenty-eight thousand and eighty-first year to the ninth hundred and thirty-two thousand and fourtieth year of the Great Cycle. In terms of centuries, the first generation, "Chen Zi" (three thousand and ninth十七th), governs from the ninth hundred and twenty-eight thousand and eighty-first year to the ninth hundred and twenty-nine thousand and tenth year, while the last generation, "Chen Hai" (three thousand and one hundred and eighth), governs from the ninth hundred and thirty-two thousand and eleventh year to the ninth hundred and thirty-two thousand and fourtieth year.

星癸二百六十：辰子三千一百九、辰丑三千一百十、辰寅三千一百十一、辰卯三千一百十二、辰辰三千一百十三、辰巳三千一百十四、辰午三千一百十五、辰未三千一百十六、辰申三千一百十七、辰酉三千一百十八、辰戌三千一百十九、辰亥三千一百二十。

The second hundred and sixtieth cycle of the Great Cycle, the heavenly stem meets "Gui" again. The second round of ten heavenly stems in the Shēn (Metal) cycle has now completed, and the full thirty cycles have passed twenty cycles. This cycle oversees twelve generations numbered from three thousand one hundred and nine to three thousand one hundred and twenty. The original text "three thousand one hundred nine" and the following sections omit the character "zero." In terms of years, this cycle spans from the ninth million three hundred and twenty-four thousand and one year to the ninth million three thousand six hundred year. The first generation, Chen Zi, number three thousand one hundred and nine, corresponds to the ninth million three hundred and twenty-four thousand and one year to the ninth million three hundred and twenty-seven thousand year. The last generation, Chen Hai, number three thousand one hundred and twenty, corresponds to the ninth million three thousand five hundred and seventy-one year to the ninth million three thousand six hundred year. The Shēn cycle begins counting from the eighth million six thousand four hundred and one year, and by this point, it has passed seven thousand two hundred years, leaving ten cycles of three thousand six hundred years remaining.

星甲二百六十一：辰子三千一百二十一、辰丑三千一百二十二、辰寅三千一百二十三、辰卯三千一百二十四、辰辰三千一百二十五、辰巳三千一百二十六、辰午三千一百二十七、辰未三千一百二十八、辰申三千一百二十九、辰酉三千一百三十、辰戌三千一百三十一、辰亥三千一百三十二。

The second hundred and sixty-first cycle of the Great Cycle, the Heavenly Stem turns back to "Jia" for the third time, and Shen enters the final round of ten stems, occupying the twenty-first position in the thirty cycle. The subordinate twelve generations span from the third thousand one hundred and twenty-first generation to the third thousand one hundred and thirty-second generation, with the Earthly Branches continuing from Zi to Hai as before. Converted to years, this cycle spans from the ninth thousand three hundred and sixty-first year to the ninth thousand three hundred and ninety-sixtieth year of the Great Cycle; the first generation, Chen Zi (third thousand one hundred and twenty-first), leads from the ninth thousand three hundred and sixty-first year to the ninth thousand three hundred and sixtieth year, while the last generation, Chen Hai (third thousand one hundred and thirty-second), leads from the ninth thousand three hundred and ninety-third year to the ninth thousand three hundred and ninety-sixtieth year. The original text has a missing space between the two characters "Chen Chou" and "Chen Yin," which is due to the cramped layout of the carved edition and does not affect the reading.

星乙二百六十二：辰子三千一百三十三、辰丑三千一百三十四、辰寅三千一百三十五、辰卯三千一百三十六、辰辰三千一百三十七、辰巳三千一百三十八、辰午三千一百三十九、辰未三千一百四十、辰申三千一百四十一、辰酉三千一百四十二、辰戌三千一百四十三、辰亥三千一百四十四。

The second hundred and sixty-second cycle of the Great Cycle is associated with the Heavenly Stem "Yi". It is the twenty-second cycle of the Shēn (Monkey) convergence. The twelve generations under this cycle are numbered from thirty-one thousand three hundred thirty-three to thirty-one thousand three hundred forty-four. This table marks the cycles with "Star" and the generations with "Chén". The names of the cycles include the Heavenly Stem, while the names of the generations include the Earthly Branch. One system is based on tens, the other on dozens, and they do not interfere with each other, each following its own order. This cycle spans three hundred and sixty years, that is, from the ninety-third thousand nine hundred and sixty-first year to the ninety-fourth thousand three hundred and twentieth year of the Great Cycle. The first generation begins in the ninety-third thousand nine hundred and sixty-first year and ends in the ninety-third thousand nine hundred and ninetieth year, while the last generation begins in the ninety-fourth thousand two hundred and ninety-first year and ends in the ninety-fourth thousand three hundred and twentieth year.

星丙二百六十三：辰子三千一百四十五、辰丑三千一百四十六、辰寅三千一百四十七、辰卯三千一百四十八、辰辰三千一百四十九、辰巳三千一百五十、辰午三千一百五十一、辰未三千一百五十二、辰申三千一百五十三、辰酉三千一百五十四、辰戌三千一百五十五、辰亥三千一百五十六。

The second hundred and sixty-third cycle of the Great Cycle has the heavenly stem "Bing" and is the twenty-third in the Sheng (Metal) group. Its twelve generations range from the three thousand one hundred forty-fifth to the three thousand one hundred fifty-sixth. The sixth division "Chen Si" corresponds exactly to the three thousand one hundred fiftieth generation, which is another whole number. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, covering the period from nine million four thousand three hundred twenty-one to nine million four thousand six hundred eighty. The first generation, Chen Zi (Earth Rat), the three thousand one hundred forty-fifth, governs from nine million four thousand three hundred twenty-one to nine million four thousand three hundred fifty. The last generation, Chen Hai (Earth Pig), the three thousand one hundred fifty-sixth, governs from nine million four thousand six hundred fifty-one to nine million four thousand six hundred eighty. At this point, the Sheng group has only seven more cycles left to be calculated.

星丁二百六十四：辰子三千一百五十七、辰丑三千一百五十八、辰寅三千一百五十九、辰卯三千一百六十、辰辰三千一百六十一、辰巳三千一百六十二、辰午三千一百六十三、辰未三千一百六十四、辰申三千一百六十五、辰酉三千一百六十六、辰戌三千一百六十七、辰亥三千一百六十八。

The second hundred and sixty-fourth cycle of the Great Cycle is paired with the heavenly stem 'Ding', and is the twenty-fourth cycle of the Sheng (metal) trine. The numbering of the twelve generations ranges from thirty-one thousand five hundred seventy-one to thirty-one thousand one hundred sixty-eight. Shao Yong's method of calculating time is based on the principle that the Great Cycle encompasses the Great Cycle, the Great Cycle encompasses the cycle, the cycle encompasses the generation, and the generation encompasses the year, like the way the day encompasses the month and the month encompasses the day. Therefore, when reading this table, one must first determine the level to which one is referring, and then look at the numbers in the grid. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, from the ninth million four hundred and sixty-eight thousand and one year to the ninth million five thousand and forty year of the Great Cycle. When divided into generations, the first generation spans from the ninth million four hundred and sixty-eight thousand and one year to the ninth million four hundred and seventy-one thousand and ten year, and the twelfth generation spans from the ninth million five thousand and eleven years to the ninth million five thousand and forty years.

星戊二百六十五：辰子三千一百六十九、辰丑三千一百七十、辰寅三千一百七十一、辰卯三千一百七十二、辰辰三千一百七十三、辰巳三千一百七十四、辰午三千一百七十五、辰未三千一百七十六、辰申三千一百七十七、辰酉三千一百七十八、辰戌三千一百七十九、辰亥三千一百八十。

The second hundred and sixty-fifth cycle of the Great Cycle has the heavenly stem "Wu". Within the thirty cycles of the Shen (Metal) group, it has reached the twenty-fifth cycle, having completed five-sixths of the journey. The twelve generations under its jurisdiction are numbered from three thousand one hundred sixty-nine to three thousand one hundred eighty. Converted into years, this cycle spans from the ninety-five thousand and forty-first year to the ninety-five thousand and four hundredth year of the Great Cycle: the first generation, Chen Zi (Dragon-Mouse) number three thousand one hundred sixty-nine, corresponds to the years from ninety-five thousand and forty-one to ninety-five thousand and seventy; the last generation, Chen Hai (Dragon-Water) number three thousand one hundred eighty, corresponds to the years from ninety-five thousand three hundred seventy-one to ninety-five thousand four hundred. At this point, there are still five cycles and one thousand eight hundred years remaining until the end of the Shen (Metal) group, which is the ninety-seven thousand two hundredth year of the Great Cycle.

星己二百六十六：辰子三千一百八十一、辰丑三千一百八十二、辰寅三千一百八十三、辰卯三千一百八十四、辰辰三千一百八十五、辰巳三千一百八十六、辰午三千一百八十七、辰未三千一百八十八、辰申三千一百八十九、辰酉三千一百九十、辰戌三千一百九十一、辰亥三千一百九十二。

The second hundred and sixty-sixth cycle of the Great Cycle is governed by the Heavenly Stem "Ji", which is the twenty-sixth cycle of the Sheng Hui. It spans the thirty-first thousand eight hundred and eleventh to the thirty-first thousand nine hundred and twelfth generations, a total of twelve generations lasting three hundred and sixty years, that is, from the ninth hundred and fifty-four thousand and first year to the ninth hundred and fifty-seven thousand and sixtieth year of the Great Cycle. The first generation, "Chen Zi" (Dragon and Rat), governs from the ninth hundred and fifty-four thousand and first year to the ninth hundred and fifty-four thousand and thirtieth year, while the last generation, "Chen Hai" (Dragon and Pig), governs from the ninth hundred and fifty-seven thousand and thirty-first year to the ninth hundred and fifty-seven thousand and sixtieth year. The two characters "Chen Chou" (Dragon and Ox) and "Chen Yin" (Dragon and Tiger) in this passage are also connected in the original text and have not been separated; when reading, they should be divided according to the fixed order of the twelve Earthly Branches.

星庚二百六十七：辰子三千一百九十三、辰丑三千一百九十四、辰寅三千一百九十五、辰卯三千一百九十六、辰辰三千一百九十七、辰巳三千一百九十八、辰午三千一百九十九、辰未三千二百、辰申三千二百一、辰酉三千二百二、辰戌三千二百三、辰亥三千二百四。

The second hundred and sixty-seventh cycle of the Great Cycle has the heavenly stem paired with "Geng," which is the twenty-seventh in the group of the Monkey (Shen). Starting from the third thousand one hundred and ninety-third generation, when reaching the eighth position "Chen Wei," the total reaches three thousand two hundred generations. The following four positions are added sequentially to reach three thousand two hundred and fourth generation. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, spanning from the ninth million five thousand seven hundred and sixty-first year to the ninth million six thousand one hundred and twentieth year. The first and last generations respectively correspond to the ninth million five thousand seven hundred and sixty-first to the ninth million five thousand seven hundred and ninetieth year, and the ninth million six thousand ninety-first to the ninth million six thousand one hundred and twentieth year. The entire Great Cycle consists of four thousand three hundred and twenty generations, and at this point, there are still over one thousand one hundred generations remaining.

星辛二百六十八：辰子三千二百五、辰丑三千二百六、辰寅三千二百七、辰卯三千二百八、辰辰三千二百九、辰巳三千二百十、辰午三千二百十一、辰未三千二百十二、辰申三千二百十三、辰酉三千二百十四、辰戌三千二百十五、辰亥三千二百十六。

The second hundred and sixty-eighth cycle of the Great Cycle is paired with the Heavenly Stem 'Xin', and is the twenty-eighth cycle of the Shēn (Metal) convergence. It belongs to the twelfth generation, spanning the 3,205th to the 3,216th generations. The original text's first five sections are written as 'three thousand two hundred and five' to 'three thousand two hundred and nine', omitting the zero in the middle. In terms of years, this cycle spans from the 96,121st to the 96,480th year of the Great Cycle. The first generation ends at the 96,150th year, and the last generation begins at the 96,451st year. The Shēn convergence will end after two more cycles.

星壬二百六十九：辰子三千二百十七、辰丑三千二百十八、辰寅三千二百十九、辰卯三千二百二十、辰辰三千二百二十一、辰巳三千二百二十二、辰午三千二百二十三、辰未三千二百二十四、辰申三千二百二十五、辰酉三千二百二十六、辰戌三千二百二十七、辰亥三千二百二十八。

The second hundred and sixty-ninth cycle of the Great Cycle has the heavenly stem "Ren" and is the twenty-ninth cycle within the Shen cycle, being the second-to-last cycle of this group. The twelve generations are numbered from three thousand two hundred and seventeen to three thousand two hundred and twenty-eight, with the earthly branches still following the sequence Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, from the ninth million six thousand four hundred and eighty-first year to the ninth million six thousand eight hundred and fortieth year of the Great Cycle: the first generation, Chen-Zi, numbered three thousand two hundred and seventeen, spans from the ninth million six thousand four hundred and eighty-first year to the ninth million six thousand five hundred and tenth year, while the last generation, Chen-Hai, numbered three thousand two hundred and twenty-eight, spans from the ninth million six thousand eight hundred and eleventh year to the ninth million six thousand eight hundred and fortieth year.

星癸二百七十：辰子三千二百二十九、辰丑三千二百三十、辰寅三千二百三十一、辰卯三千二百三十二、辰辰三千二百三十三、辰巳三千二百三十四、辰午三千二百三十五、辰未三千二百三十六、辰申三千二百三十七、辰酉三千二百三十八、辰戌三千二百三十九、辰亥三千二百四十。

The second hundred and seventh cycle of the first era ends with the heavenly stem "Gui," which is also the last cycle of the thirty cycles in the Shen cycle. It covers the third thousand two hundred and twenty ninth world to the third thousand two hundred and fortyth world, with the final world, Chen and Hai, the third thousand two hundred and fortyth world, spanning from the ninth thousand seven hundred and seventy first year to the ninth thousand seven hundred and two hundred year. Thus, the entire Shen cycle is completed: this cycle consists of thirty cycles, three hundred and sixty worlds, and one ten thousand and eight hundred years, beginning from the eighth thousand six hundred and forty first year of the first era, and ending at the ninth thousand seven hundred and two hundred year. The following text will start a new section, transitioning to the tenth cycle, You cycle.

星甲二百七十一：辰子三千二百四十一、辰丑三千二百四十二、辰寅三千二百四十三、辰卯三千二百四十四、辰辰三千二百四十五、辰巳三千二百四十六、辰午三千二百四十七、辰未三千二百四十八、辰申三千二百四十九、辰酉三千二百五十、辰戌三千二百五十一、辰亥三千二百五十二。

This passage begins with the phrase "日甲一，月酉十": "日" refers to the beginning, with "甲" being the first beginning; "月" refers to the assembly, with "酉" being the tenth assembly of this beginning. The line "星甲二百七十一" refers to the first cycle of the "酉" assembly, which is also the 271st cycle of the entire beginning, starting after the 270th cycle. The heavenly stem begins again from "甲". It encompasses twelve generations, from the 3241st to the 3252nd, with each earthly branch (Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai) occupying one section. This cycle lasts 360 years, spanning from the 9,7201st to the 9,7560th year of the beginning. The first generation, "辰子" (3241st), governs from the 9,7201st to the 9,7230th year, while the last generation, "辰亥" (3252nd), governs from the 9,7531st to the 9,7560th year.

星乙二百七十二：辰子三千二百五十三、辰丑三千二百五十四、辰寅三千二百五十五、辰卯三千二百五十六、辰辰三千二百五十七、辰巳三千二百五十八、辰午三千二百五十九、辰未三千二百六十、辰申三千二百六十一、辰酉三千二百六十二、辰戌三千二百六十三、辰亥三千二百六十四。

The second hundred seventy-second cycle of the Great Cycle is paired with the Heavenly Stem "Yi", and is the second cycle within the thirty cycles of You. It belongs to the 12th generation numbered from 3,253 to 3,264, following immediately after the last generation of the previous cycle, which was the 3,252nd generation. Each generation is thirty years, and twelve generations total 360 years, so this cycle spans from 97,561 to 97,920 years of the Great Cycle. The first generation, Chen Zi (3,253rd generation), corresponds to the years 97,561 to 97,590, and the last generation, Chen Hai (3,264th generation), corresponds to the years 97,891 to 97,920.

星丙二百七十三：辰子三千二百六十五、辰丑三千二百六十六、辰寅三千二百六十七、辰卯三千二百六十八、辰辰三千二百六十九、辰巳三千二百七十、辰午三千二百七十一、辰未三千二百七十二、辰申三千二百七十三、辰酉三千二百七十四、辰戌三千二百七十五、辰亥三千二百七十六。

The second hundred and seventy-third movement of the Great Cycle is governed by the heavenly stem "Bing," and it is the third in the You (Metal) group. It oversees the 3,265th to the 3,276th generations. When reading the table, note that the number of the movement "two hundred and seventy-three" is a continuous count from the beginning of the Great Cycle, not a number within the You group. The You group starts from the 271st movement, and subtracting 270 gives the position within the group. This movement lasts for 360 years, corresponding to the 97,921st to the 98,280th year of the Great Cycle. The first generation ends in the 97,950th year, and the last generation begins in the 98,251st year.

星丁二百七十四：辰子三千二百七十七、辰丑三千二百七十八、辰寅三千二百七十九、辰卯三千二百八十、辰辰三千二百八十一、辰巳三千二百八十二、辰午三千二百八十三、辰未三千二百八十四、辰申三千二百八十五、辰酉三千二百八十六、辰戌三千二百八十七、辰亥三千二百八十八。

The second hundred and seventy-fourth cycle of the Great Cycle is paired with the Heavenly Stem "Ding," and is the fourth cycle of the You (Metal) Converging Cycle. Its twelve generations range from the thirty-second thousand and seventh hundred and seventh generation to the thirty-second thousand and eighth hundred and eighth generation. The numbering of generations is also continuous: take the order number of the cycle, subtract one, multiply by twelve, and add one to get the number of the first generation of the cycle; then add eleven to get the number of the last generation. This cycle lasts for three hundred and sixty years, corresponding to the ninth hundred and eighty-first year to the ninth hundred and six hundred and fourtieth year of the Great Cycle. The first generation, Chen Zi (Earth Rat) thirty-second thousand and seventh hundred and seventh generation, spans from the ninth hundred and eighty-first year to the ninth hundred and eighty-third tenth year. The last generation, Chen Hai (Earth Pig) thirty-second thousand and eighth hundred and eighth generation, spans from the ninth hundred and six hundred and eleventh year to the ninth hundred and six hundred and fourtieth year.

星戊二百七十五：辰子三千二百八十九、辰丑三千二百九十、辰寅三千二百九十一、辰卯三千二百九十二、辰辰三千二百九十三、辰巳三千二百九十四、辰午三千二百九十五、辰未三千二百九十六、辰申三千二百九十七、辰酉三千二百九十八、辰戌三千二百九十九、辰亥三千三百。

The second hundred and seventy-fifth cycle of the Great Cycle has the heavenly stem "Wu" and is the fifth cycle within the You Hui. The twelve generations under this cycle begin at the thirty-second thousand and eight hundred and ninety-first generation and end at the thirty-three thousand and third generation, which marks the full completion of the thirty-three thousand generation. This is another whole number milestone within the full cycle of four thousand three hundred and twenty generations. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, spanning the ninth hundred and eighty-six thousand and forty-first year to the ninth hundred and ninety-thousandth year: the first generation, the thirty-second thousand and eight hundred and ninety-first generation, corresponds to the ninth hundred and eighty-six thousand and forty-first year to the ninth hundred and eighty-six thousand and seventy-thousandth year, while the last generation ends exactly at the ninth hundred and ninety-thousandth year, only one thousand years short of the tenth thousand year.

星己二百七十六：辰子三千三百一、辰丑三千三百二、辰寅三千三百三、辰卯三千三百四、辰辰三千三百五、辰巳三千三百六、辰午三千三百七、辰未三千三百八、辰申三千三百九、辰酉三千三百十、辰戌三千三百十一、辰亥三千三百十二。

The second hundred and seventy-sixth cycle of the Great Cycle has the Heavenly Stem at "Ji," which is the sixth cycle of the You (Metal) combination, occurring exactly one fifth of the full thirty cycles. The twelve generations numbered from three thousand three hundred and one to three thousand three hundred and twelve are abbreviated in the original text as "three thousand three hundred and one" and the following sections. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, from the ninth million nine hundred and first year to the ninth million nine thousand three hundred and sixtieth year. The first generation, Chen Zi (Earth Rat), numbered three thousand three hundred and one, governs from the ninth million nine hundred and first year to the ninth million nine hundred and thirtieth year. The last generation, Chen Hai (Earth Pig), numbered three thousand three hundred and twelfth, governs from the ninth million nine thousand three hundred and thirty-first year to the ninth million nine thousand three hundred and sixtieth year.

星庚二百七十七：辰子三千三百十三、辰丑三千三百十四、辰寅三千三百十五、辰卯三千三百十六、辰辰三千三百十七、辰巳三千三百十八、辰午三千三百十九、辰未三千三百二十、辰申三千三百二十一、辰酉三千三百二十二、辰戌三千三百二十三、辰亥三千三百二十四。

The second hundred and seventy-seventh cycle of the Great Cycle has the heavenly stem "Geng" and is the seventh in the酉 group. It spans from the 3,313th world to the 3,324th world, with the twelve earthly branches continuing their regular cycle. This cycle lasts 360 years, covering the period from 99,361 to 99,720 years of the Great Cycle: the first world spans from 99,361 to 99,390 years, and the last world spans from 99,691 to 99,720 years. When moving to the next cycle, the number of years will cross over ten thousand.

星辛二百七十八：辰子三千三百二十五、辰丑三千三百二十六、辰寅三千三百二十七、辰卯三千三百二十八、辰辰三千三百二十九、辰巳三千三百三十、辰午三千三百三十一、辰未三千三百三十二、辰申三千三百三十三、辰酉三千三百三十四、辰戌三千三百三十五、辰亥三千三百三十六。

The second hundred and seventy-eighth cycle of the Great Cycle has the heavenly stem "Xin" and is the eighth cycle of the You hexagram. It encompasses twelve generations numbered from 3,325 to 3,336. This cycle spans across the ten-thousand-year boundary: it begins in the 99,721st year of the Great Cycle and ends in the 100,080th year. The tenth thousand year falls within the third thousand and three hundred and thirty-fourth generation of the Chen and You cycle. The first generation, Chen Zi 3,325, spans from the 99,721st to the 99,750th year. The last generation, Chen Hai 3,336, spans from the 100,051st to the 100,080th year.

星壬二百七十九：辰子三千三百三十七、辰丑三千三百三十八、辰寅三千三百三十九、辰卯三千三百四十、辰辰三千三百四十一、辰巳三千三百四十二、辰午三千三百四十三、辰未三千三百四十四、辰申三千三百四十五、辰酉三千三百四十六、辰戌三千三百四十七、辰亥三千三百四十八。

The second hundred and seventy-ninth cycle of the Great Cycle is paired with the heavenly stem "Ren," and is the ninth cycle of the You (Metal) group. The twelve generations span from the thirty-third hundred and thirty-seventh generation to the thirty-third hundred and forty-eighth generation. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, from the tenth ten-thousand and eighty-first year to the tenth ten-thousand and four hundred and fortyth year of the Great Cycle. The first generation, Chen Zi (Dragon-Mouse) of the thirty-third hundred and thirty-seventh generation, governs from the tenth ten-thousand and eighty-first year to the tenth ten-thousand and one hundred and tenth year. The last generation, Chen Hai (Dragon-Water) of the thirty-third hundred and forty-eighth generation, governs from the tenth ten-thousand and four hundred and eleventh year to the tenth ten-thousand and four hundred and fortyth year. The total duration of the Great Cycle is twelve thousand nine hundred and sixty years, and by this point, seven and seven-tenths of it has passed, leaving less than three thousand years remaining.

星癸二百八十：辰子三千三百四十九、辰丑三千三百五十、辰寅三千三百五十一、辰卯三千三百五十二、辰辰三千三百五十三、辰巳三千三百五十四、辰午三千三百五十五、辰未三千三百五十六、辰申三千三百五十七、辰酉三千三百五十八、辰戌三千三百五十九、辰亥三千三百六十。

The second hundred and eightieth cycle of the Great Cycle ends with the heavenly stem "Gui," completing the first round of ten heavenly stems in the酉 cycle. This cycle spans the third thousand three hundred and forty-ninth to the third thousand three hundred and sixtieth generations. The final term "Chen Hai three thousand three hundred and sixty" is another whole number. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, corresponding to the tenth ten-thousand and four hundred and forty-first year to the tenth ten-thousand and eight hundredth year of the Great Cycle. The first generation, "Chen Zi" third thousand three hundred and forty-ninth, corresponds to the tenth ten-thousand and four hundred and forty-first year to the tenth ten-thousand and four hundred and seventy-first year, while the last generation ends at the tenth ten-thousand and eight hundredth year. The酉 cycle began in the ninth thousand seven hundred and twenty-first year and has now passed three thousand six hundred years.

星甲二百八十一：辰子三千三百六十一、辰丑三千三百六十二、辰寅三千三百六十三、辰卯三千三百六十四、辰辰三千三百六十五、辰巳三千三百六十六、辰午三千三百六十七、辰未三千三百六十八、辰申三千三百六十九、辰酉三千三百七十、辰戌三千三百七十一、辰亥三千三百七十二。

The second hundred and eighty-first cycle of the Great Cycle begins with the Heavenly Stem returning to Jia. The Metal element, represented by You, thus enters the second round of the Ten Heavenly Stems, occupying the eleventh position in the thirty-cycle sequence. This cycle belongs to the third thousand three hundred and sixty-first to the third thousand three hundred and seventy-second generations of the twelve generations, still starting from Chen Zi and ending at Chen Hai. This cycle lasts for three hundred and sixty years, spanning from the tenth thousand and eighth hundred and first year to the tenth thousand and one thousand and one hundred and sixtieth year of the Great Cycle. The first generation, Chen Zi, the third thousand three hundred and sixty-first, corresponds to the tenth thousand and eighth hundred and first year to the tenth thousand and eighth hundred and thirtieth year. The last generation, Chen Hai, the third thousand three hundred and seventy-second, corresponds to the tenth thousand and one thousand and thirty-first year to the tenth thousand and one thousand and sixtieth year.

星乙二百八十二：辰子三千三百七十三、辰丑三千三百七十四、辰寅三千三百七十五、辰卯三千三百七十六、辰辰三千三百七十七、辰巳三千三百七十八、辰午三千三百七十九、辰未三千三百八十、辰申三千三百八十一、辰酉三千三百八十二、辰戌三千三百八十三、辰亥三千三百八十四。

The second hundred and eighty-second cycle of the Great Cycle is paired with the Heavenly Stem "Yi", and is the twelfth cycle of the You (Metal) cycle. It encompasses twelve generations numbered from 3,373 to 3,384, with each of the twelve Earthly Branches corresponding to one generation. Each generation lasts thirty years, making the total duration of this cycle 360 years. This cycle spans from 11,161 to 11,520 years of the Great Cycle, which is 129,600 years in total. The first generation, Chén Zǐ (Dragon-Mouse), numbered 3,373, spans from 11,161 to 11,190 years. The last generation, Chén Hài (Dragon-Horse), numbered 3,384, spans from 11,491 to 11,520 years.

星丙二百八十三：辰子三千三百八十五、辰丑三千三百八十六、辰寅三千三百八十七、辰卯三千三百八十八、辰辰三千三百八十九、辰巳三千三百九十、辰午三千三百九十一、辰未三千三百九十二、辰申三千三百九十三、辰酉三千三百九十四、辰戌三千三百九十五、辰亥三千三百九十六。

The second hundred and eighty-third cycle of the One Origin system has the heavenly stem "Bing" and is the thirteenth in the酉 group. It covers the third thousand three hundred and eighty-fifth world to the third thousand three hundred and ninety-sixth world. Shao Yong established this table to flatten the four levels of time from the origin to the year into a sequence of numbers, allowing historians to fill in events according to the grid. Therefore, each row only records the number without any commentary. This cycle lasts for three hundred and sixty years, from the tenth thousand one hundred and fifty-second year to the tenth thousand one hundred and eighty-eighth year of the One Origin. The first world ends in the tenth thousand one hundred and fifty-fifth year, and the last world begins from the tenth thousand one hundred and eighty-fifth year.

星丁二百八十四：辰子三千三百九十七、辰丑三千三百九十八、辰寅三千三百九十九、辰卯三千四百、辰辰三千四百一、辰巳三千四百二、辰午三千四百三、辰未三千四百四、辰申三千四百五、辰酉三千四百六、辰戌三千四百七、辰亥三千四百八。

The second hundred and eighty-fourth cycle of the Great Cycle is paired with the Heavenly Stem "Ding," and it is the fourteenth cycle of the酉 (You) convergence. The twelve generations begin from the thirty-third thousand and nine hundred and seventy-first generation, and reach the fourth division "Chen Mao" at the thirty-four thousandth generation. After that, each division adds sequentially to "thirty-four hundred" until reaching the thirty-four thousand and eighth generation. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, from the tenth thousand one hundred and eighty-eighth year to the tenth thousand two hundred and twenty-fourth year of the Great Cycle. The first generation, "Chen Zi" at thirty-three thousand nine hundred and seventy-first, corresponds to the tenth thousand one hundred and eighty-eighth year to the tenth thousand one hundred and ninety-tenth year. The last generation, "Chen Hai" at thirty-four thousand and eighth, corresponds to the tenth thousand two hundred and twenty-first year to the tenth thousand two hundred and twenty-fourth year.

星戊二百八十五：辰子三千四百九、辰丑三千四百十、辰寅三千四百十一、辰卯三千四百十二、辰辰三千四百十三、辰巳三千四百十四、辰午三千四百十五、辰未三千四百十六、辰申三千四百十七、辰酉三千四百十八、辰戌三千四百十九、辰亥三千四百二十。

The second hundred and eighty-fifth cycle of the Great Cycle has the heavenly stem "Wu," which corresponds to the midpoint of the thirtyrd cycle of You. After this point, the latter half of the cycle begins. The twelve generations under this cycle are numbered from thirty-four thousand and nine to thirty-four thousand and twenty. In terms of years, this cycle spans from ten thousand two hundred and forty-one to ten thousand two thousand six hundred years. The first generation ends at ten thousand two hundred and seventy years, and the last generation begins at ten thousand two thousand five hundred and seventy-one years. The cycle of You starts at nine thousand seven hundred and one years and ends at ten thousand eight hundred years, with this point being exactly the midpoint.

星己二百八十六：辰子三千四百二十一、辰丑三千四百二十二、辰寅三千四百二十三、辰卯三千四百二十四、辰辰三千四百二十五、辰巳三千四百二十六、辰午三千四百二十七、辰未三千四百二十八、辰申三千四百二十九、辰酉三千四百三十、辰戌三千四百三十一、辰亥三千四百三十二。

The second hundred and eighty-sixth cycle of the Great Cycle is the first cycle of the latter half of the You (Metal) cycle. The twelve generations under this cycle span from the thirty-four thousand two hundred and twenty-first generation to the thirty-four thousand two hundred and thirty-second generation. Since each cycle is named after the ten Heavenly Stems and each session consists of thirty cycles, the ten Heavenly Stems complete three full cycles within one session. Therefore, the Heavenly Stem "Ji" appears for the second time in this session. This cycle lasts three hundred and sixty years, from the ten thousand two hundred and sixth year to the ten thousand two thousand and nine hundred and sixtieth year of the Great Cycle. The first generation begins in the ten thousand two hundred and sixth year and ends in the ten thousand two hundred and sixty-third year, while the last generation begins in the ten thousand two thousand and ninety-third year and ends in the ten thousand two thousand and ninety-sixth year.