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Volume 49 Treatises 2: Astronomy 2

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Astronomy II. ○ Lunar and Five-Planet Encroachments and Stellar Anomalies (Lower)
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退 西 宿 西 宿 宿 西 宿 宿 西 西
In the first month of the first year of Yuantong, during the reign of Emperor Shundi, on the day jiyou, Venus was seen in daylight. In the second month, on the day wuxu, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day jihai, Saturn retreated and encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day bingchen, the moon encroached upon the lower star of the Celestial River. In the third month of the first year of Yuantong, on the day wuyin, the moon encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the fifth month of the first year of Yuantong, on the day dingyou, Mars encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the sixth month of the first year of Yuantong, on the day dingchou, the moon encroached upon the second star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. In the seventh month of the first year of Yuantong, on the day jihai, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the Room mansion. In the ninth month of the first year of Yuantong, on the day jiawu, the moon encroached upon the first star west of the Eastern Winnowing, and Saturn encroached upon the Advancing Worthies. On the day yiwei, the moon encroached upon the lower star of the Celestial River. On the day dingsi, the moon encroached upon Saturn. On the day jiwei, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Root mansion. In the tenth month of the first year of Yuantong, on the day jiazi, the moon entered and encroached upon the northeastern star of the Bulge of the Dipper mansion. In the eleventh month of the first year of Yuantong, on the day jiawu, the moon encroached upon the second star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day xinhai, the moon encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day renzi, the moon encroached upon Saturn. On the day guichou, the moon encroached upon the first star south of the Neck mansion. In the twelfth month of the first year of Yuantong, on the day jiyou, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day yihai, Venus encroached upon the eighth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation, and the moon encroached upon the Lady of the Chariot. On the day jimao, the moon encroached upon the Advancing Worthies. On the day guiwei, the moon encroached upon the second star west of the Eastern Winnowing.
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In the first month of the second year of Yuantong, on the day renyin, the moon encroached upon the Lady of the Chariot. On the day gengxu, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the Room mansion. In the second month of the second year of Yuantong, on the day jiyou, the moon encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day dinghai, Venus crossed the sky. In the third month of the second year of Yuantong, on the day xinchou, the moon encroached upon the Advancing Worthies and also encroached upon Saturn. In the fourth month of the second year of Yuantong, on the day dingchou, Venus crossed the sky. On the day wuyin, Venus was seen in daylight. On the days xinsi and renwu, the same phenomenon occurred. At midnight on the day renwu, Venus encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. In the seventh month of the second year of Yuantong, on the day jihai, Venus crossed the sky. On the day jiachen, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day bingwu, the same phenomenon occurred again. On the day jiyou, Venus was seen in daylight. That night, a meteor as large as a wine cup, red in color, with a tail-trail approximately more than five feet in length, its light illuminating the ground, rose from beside the Celestial Ford and set south of the Withdrawn Palace. On the day gengxu, Venus crossed the sky. On the day renzi, Mars entered and encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. On the day guichou, Venus crossed the sky. On the day jiayin, the same phenomenon occurred. On the first day (bingchen) of the eighth month in the second year of Yuantong, Venus crossed the sky. On the days dingsi, wuwu, and jiwei, the same phenomenon occurred. On the days guihai, bingyin, wuchen, xinwei, renshen, guiyou, jiaxu, dingchou, and jimao, the same phenomenon occurred. On the night of the day jimao, Venus encroached upon the Serving Maid of the Chariot. On the day gengchen, Venus crossed the sky. On the day renwu, the same phenomenon occurred. In the ninth month of the second year of Yuantong, on the day gengyin, Venus crossed the sky. On the day renchen, the moon entered the Bulge of the Southern Dipper. On the day guisi, the moon encroached upon the eastern star of the Dog State, and Venus encroached upon the central star of the Spiritual Terrace. On the day jiawu, Venus crossed the sky. On the day yiwei, the same phenomenon occurred. On the days jihai and renyin, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day yisi, Venus encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day renzi, Venus encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the tenth month of the second year of Yuantong, on the day guihai, Mars encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure, and Venus encroached upon the Advancing Worthies. On the day yihai, the moon encroached upon the Lady of the Chariot, and Venus encroached upon Saturn. In the eleventh month of the second year of Yuantong, on the day yiwei, Saturn encroached upon the distance star of the Neck mansion. On the day gengxu, Mars encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure.
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宿 西 宿 宿 西 宿西 宿西 宿 宿 宿 西 西 西 宿 宿 宿
With the calendar having been changed again to the first year of Zhiyuan, on the day jiaxu of the second month, Mars moved retrograde and entered the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the fourth month of the first year of Zhiyuan, on the day renxu, the moon encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the fifth month of the first year of Zhiyuan, on the day guimao, the moon encroached upon the fourth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. In the sixth month of the first year of Zhiyuan, on the day renxu, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Heart mansion. In the seventh month of the first year of Zhiyuan, on the day yiwei, the moon encroached upon the second star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. In the eighth month of the first year of Zhiyuan, on the day xinhai, Mars encroached upon the southeastern star of the Root mansion. In the ninth month of the first year of Zhiyuan, on the day dinghai, the moon entered the Bulge and encroached upon the southeastern star of the Dipper mansion. On the day gengyin, the moon encroached upon the second star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. In the tenth month of the first year of Zhiyuan, on the day jiayin, Mars encroached upon the second star west of the Dipper mansion. On the day gengshen, the moon encroached upon the second star east of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. On the day jiazi, the moon encroached upon the second star west of the Mao mansion. On the day dingmao, Venus encroached upon the third star of the Bulge of the Dipper mansion. On the day wuchen, Venus was seen in daylight. In the eleventh month of the first year of Zhiyuan, on the day jiashen, Venus crossed the sky. On the day bingxu, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day jichou, Mercury encroached upon the upper star of the Room mansion and the Hook and Winch stars. On the day bingshen, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day jihai, the moon encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day gengzi, the moon encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the twelfth month of the first year of Zhiyuan, on the day renzi, the moon encroached upon the second star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day xinyou, Venus encroached upon the sixth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. On the day jiazi, Venus crossed the sky. On the day yichou, the moon encroached upon the Lady of the Chariot. On the day bingyin, Venus crossed the sky. On the day dingmao, the same phenomenon occurred. The moon encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day gengwu, Venus crossed the sky. On the day renshen, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day guiyou, Jupiter was seen in daylight. On the day yihai, both Venus and Jupiter were seen in daylight. On the day wuyin, Venus crossed the sky, and Jupiter was seen in daylight. In the intercalary twelfth month of the first year of Zhiyuan, on the day yiyou, Mars encroached upon the eighth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day gengzi, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Heart mansion. On the day renyin, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Winnowing Basket mansion. On the day guimao, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Bulge of the Dipper mansion.
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宿 宿 宿 西 宿 宿 宿 宿 西 宿 宿 宿 宿 西 宿 西 宿 宿
In the first month of the second year of Zhiyuan, on the day renxu, the moon encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day jiazi, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Horn mansion. On the day dingmao, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Room mansion. In the second month of the second year of Zhiyuan, on the day xinsi, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Mao mansion. On the day jiashen, Venus crossed the sky. On the day jichou, the moon encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the third month of the second year of Zhiyuan, on the day renxu, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Heart mansion. On the day jiazi, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Winnowing Basket mansion. On the day yichou, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Dipper mansion. In the fourth month of the second year of Zhiyuan, on the day bingxu, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Horn mansion. In the fifth month of the second year of Zhiyuan, on the day gengxu, the moon encroached upon the first star west of the Spiritual Terrace. On the day bingchen, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day dingsi, the same phenomenon occurred. In the sixth month of the second year of Zhiyuan, on the day wuzi, Venus encroached upon the second star north of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. In the seventh month of the second year of Zhiyuan, on the day jiyou, Venus encroached upon the southeastern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day yimao, Venus encroached upon Mars. In the eighth month of the second year of Zhiyuan, on the day jimao, the moon encroached upon the first star east of the Heart mansion. On the day xinsi, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Winnowing Basket mansion. In the ninth month of the second year of Zhiyuan, on the day gengxu, Mars encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the tenth month of the second year of Zhiyuan, on the day bingzi, Mars encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day dinghai, the moon encroached upon the Mao mansion. On the day jihai, Mars encroached upon the Advancing Worthies. In the eleventh month of the second year of Zhiyuan, on the day jiyou, the moon encroached upon the eighth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day jiwei, the moon encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. On the day dingmao, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Room mansion.
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西 宿 宿 西 西 西 宿 西宿西宿 宿 宿西 宿 西 西 西 宿 宿 宿 西 宿西 退
In the third month of the third year of Zhiyuan, on the day xinhai, the moon encroached upon the upper star of the Spiritual Terrace. In the fourth month of the third year of Zhiyuan, on the day xinmao, the moon encroached upon the fifth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day gengzi, Venus was seen in daylight. In the fifth month of the third year of Zhiyuan, on the day renyin, Venus encroached upon the northeastern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day yisi, the moon encroached upon the left horn of the Chariot. On the day wushen, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day renzi, the moon encroached upon the rear star of the Heart mansion. On the day wuwu, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day jiwei, the moon encroached upon the sixth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day xinyou, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day dingmao, a comet appeared in the northeast, as large as the Celestial Boat star, white in color, about a foot in length, with its tail pointing southwest, measured at five degrees of the Mao mansion. In the sixth month of the third year of Zhiyuan, on the day gengwu, Venus crossed the sky. On the day xinwei, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day jiaxu, the same phenomenon occurred again. On the day yihai, Venus encroached upon the upper star of the Spiritual Terrace. On the day jimao, Venus crossed the sky. That night, Venus encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day renwu, Venus was seen in daylight, and the moon encroached upon the tip star of the Bulge of the Dipper mansion. On the day dinghai, Venus encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day jichou, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day gengyin, the same phenomenon occurred. In the seventh month of the third year of Zhiyuan, on the day guimao, Venus crossed the sky. On the day yisi, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day bingwu, the same phenomenon occurred again. On the day gengxu, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day jiayin, Venus crossed the sky. On the day xinyou, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day renxu, Venus crossed the sky. On the days guihai and jiazi, the same phenomenon occurred. In the eighth month of the third year of Zhiyuan, on the day gengwu, the comet was no longer visible. The comet was first seen on the day dingmao in the fifth month; on wuchen it moved toward the southwest, growing swifter day by day. By the day xinwei in the sixth month its rays had lengthened to about two feet. On dingchou it swept past the Supreme Chancellor; on jimao its brilliance intensified further, to about three feet in length. It entered the Round Guard. On renwu it swept through the Canopy of State and the Pillar stars; on yiyou it swept past the great star of the Hook Array and the Celestial Thearch; on bingxu it pierced the Four Assistants and passed through the Pivot heart. On jiawu it exited the Round Guard; on dingyou it exited the Purple Forbidden Enclosure. On wuxu it encroached upon the Piercing Ring and swept through the Heavenly Records. In the seventh month, on gengzi it swept through the River Quarter; on guimao it passed Zheng and Jin and entered the Celestial Market Enclosure. On bingwu it swept through the Array of Shops. On jiyou the moon's light was so bright that the comet's rays could barely be discerned; it exited the Celestial Market Enclosure and swept past the Liang star. By xinyou its brilliance had dwindled; it was observed above the Key and Lock of the Room mansion, due west of the central star of the Punishment star, but was difficult to measure as it moved gradually southward. By this time it had been visible for sixty-three days in all, passing through fifteen lodgings from the Mao to the Room before it vanished. On the day jiaxu, the moon encroached upon the rear star of the Heart mansion. In the ninth month of the third year of Zhiyuan, on the day jihai, Mars encroached upon the second star west of the Dipper mansion. On the day jiachen, the moon encroached upon the second star of the Bulge of the Dipper mansion. On the day dingwei, the moon encroached upon the first star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day jiyou, the moon encroached upon the eighth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day xinyou, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. In the tenth month of the third year of Zhiyuan, on the day gengwu, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day bingzi, the moon encroached upon the seventh star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day renzi, the moon encroached upon the upper moving star of the Mao mansion. On the day dinghai, Venus was seen in daylight, and the moon encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. On the day gengyin, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day xinmao, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day bingshen, the same phenomenon occurred again. In the eleventh month of the third year of Zhiyuan, on the day dingyou, Venus crossed the sky; on the day wuxu, Venus encroached upon the distance star of the Neck mansion. On the day jihai, Venus crossed the sky. On the day renyin, the moon encroached upon Mars. On the day guimao, the moon encroached upon the sixth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day dingwei, Saturn encroached upon the Key and Lock. On the day xinhai, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Five Chariots. On the day jiayin, the moon encroached upon the northwestern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day bingchen, the moon encroached upon the left horn of the Chariot. On the day dingsi, Venus crossed the sky, and the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Three Excellencies of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day wuwu, Venus crossed the sky. On the day guihai, the same phenomenon occurred. On the days jiazi and yichou, the same phenomenon occurred. In the twelfth month of the third year of Zhiyuan, on the day jisi, Jupiter retreated and encroached upon the northeastern star of the Celestial Wine Jar, and Saturn encroached upon the first star south of the Punishment star. On the day jiaxu, Mars encroached upon the fifth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation, and Venus encroached upon the upper star of the Eastern Winnowing.
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西 西 宿 退 退 宿 宿 宿 宿 西 宿 宿 宿 西 宿 西宿
In the first month of the fourth year of Zhiyuan, on the day guimao, Venus encroached upon the second star west of the Establishment Star. On the day jiachen, Venus encroached upon the third star west of the Establishment Star. On the day bingwu, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Five Chariots. On the day xinhai, the moon encroached upon the left horn of the Chariot. On the day jiwei, Saturn encroached upon the upper star of the Eastern Winnowing. On the day gengshen, the moon entered the Bulge of the Dipper, and Venus encroached upon the Ox mansion. In the second month of the fourth year of Zhiyuan, on the day wuyin, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. On the day jimao, the moon encroached upon the central star of the Spiritual Terrace. In the third month of the fourth year of Zhiyuan, on the day wushen, Saturn retreated and encroached upon the upper star of the Eastern Winnowing. In the sixth month of the fourth year of Zhiyuan, on the day xinsi, Saturn retreated and encroached upon the Key and Lock star. In the intercalary eighth month of the fourth year of Zhiyuan, on the day jihai, Saturn encroached upon the first star south of the Punishment star, and the moon encroached upon the second star south of the Dipper mansion. On the day gengxu, the moon encroached upon the second star south of the Mao mansion. On the day yimao, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Ghost mansion. In the ninth month of the fourth year of Zhiyuan, on the day bingyin, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Dipper mansion. On the day wuchen, Venus encroached upon the second star above the Eastern Winnowing. On the day guiyou, a shooting star as large as a wine cup, white in color, rose below the Right Banner and traveled southwest, vanishing near the Turbid Pool. On the day jiashen, the moon encroached upon the Serving Maid of the Chariot. On the day yiyou, the moon encroached upon the first star south of the Spiritual Terrace. On the day gengyin, Venus encroached upon the second star north of the Dipper mansion. In the tenth month of the fourth year of Zhiyuan, on the day xinhai, the moon encroached upon the upper star of the Wine Banner. In the eleventh month of the fourth year of Zhiyuan, on the day xinwei, Mars encroached upon the distance star of the Root mansion. On the day dingchou, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day wuyin, Venus encroached upon the sixth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. In the twelfth month of the fourth year of Zhiyuan, on the day gengzi, Mars encroached upon the upper star of the Room mansion. On the day guimao, Venus crossed the sky. On the days jiyou, gengxu, and xinhai, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day renzi, Mars encroached upon the second star above the Eastern Winnowing. On the day yimao, Venus encroached upon the second star west of the Outer Screen, and the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Dipper mansion. On the day bingchen, Venus crossed the sky.
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宿 宿西 宿 宿 宿西 宿西
In the first month of the fifth year of Zhiyuan, on the day gengwu, the moon encroached upon the upper star of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. On the day yihai, Mars encroached upon the upper star of the Celestial River. In the second month of the fifth year of Zhiyuan, on the day jiawu, the moon encroached upon the first star west of the upper row of the Mao mansion. On the day renyin, the moon encroached upon the lower star of the Spiritual Terrace. In the fourth month of the fifth year of Zhiyuan, on the day renyin, the moon encroached upon the Sun star and also encroached upon the distance star of the Room mansion. In the fifth month of the fifth year of Zhiyuan, on the day gengwu, the moon encroached upon the rear star of the Heart mansion. On the day renshen, the moon encroached upon the fourth star west of the Dipper mansion. On the day bingzi, Venus encroached upon the third star west of the right thigh of the Net mansion.
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退 宿 宿西 宿西 西 宿 西
In the sixth month of the fifth year of Zhiyuan, on the day jiachen, Mars retreated and entered within the Bulge of the Southern Dipper. In the seventh month of the fifth year of Zhiyuan, on the day xinyou, Mars encroached upon the tip star of the Bulge of the Southern Dipper. On the day renxu, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day jiazi, the same phenomenon occurred again. The moon encroached upon the distance star of the Room mansion. On the day jiaxu, Venus crossed the sky. On the days yihai and bingzi, the same phenomenon occurred. On the days wuyin, yiyou, and bingxu, the same phenomenon occurred. In the eighth month of the fifth year of Zhiyuan, on the day wuzi, Venus crossed the sky. On the days jichou, gengyin, and xinmao, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day jiawu, the moon encroached upon the fourth star west of the Dipper mansion. On the day dingyou, Venus encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. On the day wuxu, Venus crossed the sky. On the day jihai, the same phenomenon occurred. On the days renyin and jiachen, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day yisi, the moon encroached upon the third star west of the upper row of the Mao mansion. In the ninth month of the fifth year of Zhiyuan, on the day wuwu, Venus crossed the sky. On the day jiwei, the same phenomenon occurred. In the tenth month of the fifth year of Zhiyuan, on the day jihai, Mars encroached upon the sixth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. In the eleventh month of the fifth year of Zhiyuan, on the day dingsi, Mars encroached upon the fifth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. In the twelfth month of the fifth year of Zhiyuan, on the day jiawu, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Mao mansion. On the day guimao, Mars encroached upon the third star west of the Outer Screen.
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宿 宿 宿 西 宿 西西 宿 西 宿西 西 宿 宿 宿 西 宿
In the first month of the sixth year of Zhiyuan, on the day dingmao, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Ghost mansion. On the day yihai, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Room mansion. In the second month of the sixth year of Zhiyuan, on the day jichou, the moon encroached upon the Mao mansion. On the day bingshen, the moon encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day guimao, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Heart mansion. On the day dingwei, the moon encroached upon the first star south of the Luo Bulwark. On the day wushen, Mars encroached upon the Moon star. On the day jiyou, a comet as large as the Room star, white in color, shaped like powdered floss, with a tail-trail about five cun in length, pointing southwest, measured at seven degrees of the Room mansion, gradually moving toward the northwest. The moon encroached upon the second star south of the Void Beam. In the third month of the sixth year of Zhiyuan, on the day guihai, the moon encroached upon the right horn of the Chariot. On the day gengwu, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Room mansion. On the day renshen, the moon encroached upon the second star of the ladle of the Southern Dipper. On the day bingzi, the moon encroached upon the first star south of the Void Beam. On the day wuyin, Venus encroached upon the Moon star. On the day xinsi, that night the comet was no longer visible. From the day jiyou in the second month to the day gengchen in the third month, it was visible for thirty-two days in all. In the fourth month of the sixth year of Zhiyuan, on the day yisi, the moon encroached upon the northwestern star of the Cloud and Rain. In the fifth month of the sixth year of Zhiyuan, on the day dingmao, the moon encroached upon the second star west of the Dipper mansion. On the day xinwei, the moon encroached upon the second star west of the Void Beam. In the sixth month of the sixth year of Zhiyuan, on the day guimao, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day jiyou, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day xinhai, the same phenomenon occurred again. On the night of the day xinhai, Venus encroached upon Jupiter. Also, Venus and Jupiter encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. In the seventh month of the sixth year of Zhiyuan, on the day jiayin, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day dingsi, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day gengshen, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Heart mansion and also encroached upon the great central star of the Heart. On the day renxu, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day guihai, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day jiazi, the moon encroached upon the Luo Bulwark. On the day yichou, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day bingyin, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day guiyou, the same phenomenon occurred again. In the ninth month of the sixth year of Zhiyuan, on the day xinyou, the moon encroached upon the first star north of the Void Beam. On the day dingmao, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Mao mansion, and Mars encroached upon Jupiter. On the day jiaxu, the moon encroached upon the right horn of the Chariot. In the tenth month of the sixth year of Zhiyuan, on the day dingyou, Venus entered the Bulge of the Southern Dipper. On the day jihai, Venus encroached upon the central eastern star of the Dipper mansion. In the eleventh month of the sixth year of Zhiyuan, on the day yimao, the moon encroached upon the first star west of the Void Beam. On the day wuwu, Mars encroached upon the distance star of the Root mansion. On the day bingyin, Mercury encroached upon the first star above the Eastern Winnowing. On the day wuyin, Mercury encroached upon the first star north of the Celestial River. In the twelfth month of the sixth year of Zhiyuan, on the day guiwei, the moon encroached upon the first star north of the Void Beam. On the day yiyou, the moon encroached upon the eastern star of the Earth Duke. On the day dinghai, Mars encroached upon the southern star of the Hook and Winch. On the day yiwei, Mars encroached upon the second star north of the Eastern Winnowing. On the day wuxu, the moon encroached upon the Bright Hall star.
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In the first month of the first year of Zhizheng, on the day jiayin, Mars encroached upon the upper star of the Celestial River. On the day gengshen, the moon encroached upon the northern second star of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. On the day xinwei, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Heart mansion. On the day guiyou, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the Dipper mansion. On the day jiaxu, Venus was seen in daylight. On the days yihai, bingzi, and dingchou, the same phenomenon occurred. In the second month of the first year of Zhizheng, on the day jimao, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day gengchen, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day bingxu, the same phenomenon occurred again. On the day guisi, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Bright Hall.
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In the third month of the first year of Zhizheng, on the day guiyou, the moon encroached upon the northwestern star of the Cloud and Rain. In the sixth month of the first year of Zhizheng, on the day gengwu, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Well mansion. In the seventh month of the first year of Zhizheng, on the day yiyou, the moon encroached upon Saturn. On the day gengyin, the moon encroached upon the northwestern star of the Cloud and Rain. In the ninth month of the first year of Zhizheng, on the day gengchen, the moon encroached upon the second star south of the Establishment star. On the day renchen, the moon encroached upon the Axe star and also encroached upon the distance star of the Well mansion. In the tenth month of the first year of Zhizheng, on the day yimao, Jupiter encroached upon the distance star of the Root mansion. On the day dingsi, the moon encroached upon the Moon star. In the eleventh month of the first year of Zhizheng, on the day jihai, the moon encroached upon the southern first star of the Eastern Winnowing. On the day gengzi, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the Celestial River. In the twelfth month of the first year of Zhizheng, on the day dingsi, Venus encroached upon the fifth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation.
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In the first month of the second year of Zhizheng, on the day wuzi, the moon encroached upon the northern second star of the Bright Hall. On the day jiawu, Mars encroached upon the Moon star. In the third month of the second year of Zhizheng, on the day wuzi, the moon encroached upon the northern second star of the Room mansion. In the fourth month of the second year of Zhizheng, on the day gengshen, the moon encroached upon the upper star of the Luo Bulwark. In the fifth month of the second year of Zhizheng, on the day jiashen, Venus crossed the sky. In the seventh month of the second year of Zhizheng, on the day yiwei, the moon obscured Venus. On the day dingyou, Venus was seen in daylight. In the eighth month of the second year of Zhizheng, on the day bingwu, Venus was seen in daylight. In the ninth month of the second year of Zhizheng, on the day dingchou, the moon encroached upon the northern first star of the Luo Bulwark. On the day wuzi, the moon encroached upon the southern first star of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. In the tenth month of the second year of Zhizheng, on the day guimao, the moon encroached upon the third star north of the Establishment star. On the day jiayin, the moon encroached upon the Celestial Pass. In the eleventh month of the second year of Zhizheng, on the day xinmao, Jupiter, Mars, and Venus gathered in the Tail mansion.
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宿西宿 宿 宿
In the second month of the third year of Zhizheng, on the day jiachen, the moon encroached upon the northern second star of the western fan of the Well mansion; Saturn encroached upon the southern first star of the Ox mansion; and Mars encroached upon the southern first star of the Luo Bulwark. On the day yimao, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Root mansion. In the third month of the third year of Zhizheng, on the day renwu, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Root mansion. In the seventh month of the third year of Zhizheng, on the day gengchen, Venus encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer.
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In the twelfth month of the fourth year of Zhizheng, on the day renxu, the moon encroached upon the second star west of the Outer Screen.
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In the seventh month of the seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day bingchen, the moon encroached upon the fourth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. In the eleventh month of the seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day gengxu, the moon encroached upon the northwestern star of the Celestial Granary.
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In the second month of the eighth year of Zhizheng, on the day gengchen, the moon encroached upon the left horn of the Chariot. On the day guiwei, the moon encroached upon the eastern star of the Level Path. In the third month of the eighth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingchen, the moon encroached upon the first star west of the Establishment star. In the eighth month of the eighth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingzi, the moon encroached upon the fifth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. In the ninth month of the eighth year of Zhizheng, on the day jiwei, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Spiritual Terrace.
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西 西 宿 西
In the first month of the ninth year of Zhizheng, on the day gengxu, Venus encroached upon the third star east of the Establishment star. On the day xinhai, the moon encroached upon the western star of the Level Path. In the second month of the ninth year of Zhizheng, on the day jiashen, the moon encroached upon the second star west of the Establishment star. In the third month of the ninth year of Zhizheng, on the day jihai, Venus encroached upon the sixth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. In the seventh month of the ninth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingwu, the moon encroached upon the southern first star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. On the day guichou, the moon encroached upon the Celestial Pass. In the ninth month of the ninth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingxu, Mars encroached upon the upper star of the Spiritual Terrace. In the eleventh month of the ninth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuchen, the moon encroached upon the third star north of the left thigh of the Net mansion. On the day gengchen, Venus encroached upon the second star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. In the twelfth month of the ninth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuxu, Venus encroached upon the fifth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation.
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西 宿西 宿 宿 宿 宿西
In the first month of the tenth year of Zhizheng, on the day renshen, the moon encroached upon Mars. In the second month of the tenth year of Zhizheng, on the day xinchou, the moon encroached upon the eastern star of the Level Path. On the day jiachen, the moon encroached upon the Key and Lock. In the third month of the tenth year of Zhizheng, on the day jimao, Mars encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the fourth month of the tenth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingwu, Venus encroached upon the northwestern star of the Ghost mansion. In the seventh month of the tenth year of Zhizheng, on the day xinyou, the moon encroached upon the northern first star of the Room mansion. On the day xinwei, Venus was seen in daylight. On the days renshen, dingchou, and renwu, the same phenomenon occurred. On the first day (guiwei) of the eighth month in the tenth year of Zhizheng, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day dingyou, the same phenomenon occurred. On the first day (guichou) of the ninth month in the tenth year of Zhizheng, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day renxu, Mars encroached upon the second star south of the Celestial River. In the tenth month of the tenth year of Zhizheng, on the day guisi, Jupiter encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. On the day bingshen, the moon encroached upon the second star east of the right thigh of the Hairy Head mansion. In the eleventh month of the tenth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuchen, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Ghost mansion. In the twelfth month of the tenth year of Zhizheng, on the day yiwei, the moon encroached upon the northwestern star of the Ghost mansion.
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宿西 宿 宿 西 宿 宿 宿 宿 西 宿 宿西 宿西 宿 宿 宿 宿 宿 西 西 西
In the first month of the eleventh year of Zhizheng, on the day bingchen, Mercury encroached upon the southwestern star of the Ox mansion. In the second month of the eleventh year of Zhizheng, on the day gengyin, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day yiwei, the moon encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day dingyou, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Neck mansion. In the third month of the eleventh year of Zhizheng, on the day dingmao, the moon encroached upon the second star of the Eastern Winnowing. On the day wuchen, the moon encroached upon the first star west of the Celestial River. In the seventh month of the eleventh year of Zhizheng, on the day jiwei, the moon encroached upon the third star east of the Dipper mansion. On the day renxu, Venus encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. On the day jiazi, the moon encroached upon the first star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. On the day jisi, Venus encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure, and Mars entered and encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. In the eighth month of the eleventh year of Zhizheng, on the day yiyou, the moon encroached upon the second star south of the Celestial River. In the ninth month of the eleventh year of Zhizheng, on the day yimao, Mercury encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day dingsi, Venus encroached upon the second star of the Room mansion. On the day wuchen, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Ghost mansion. In the tenth month of the eleventh year of Zhizheng, on the day wuyin, Mars encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day xinsi, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Dipper mansion. On the day yiyou, Venus encroached upon the second star west of the Dipper mansion. On the day jichou, Venus was seen in daylight, and Mars encroached upon Jupiter. On the day xinmao, Venus encroached upon the fourth star west of the Dipper mansion. On the day guisi, Jupiter encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. On the day bingwu, Mars encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the eleventh month of the eleventh year of Zhizheng, on the day xinhai, a comet was seen in the Legs mansion. On the day guichou, a comet was seen in the Bond mansion. On the day jiayin, a comet was seen in the Stomach mansion. On the day yimao, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day bingchen, a comet was seen in the Hairy Head mansion. On the day dingsi, the moon encroached upon Saturn, and a comet faintly appeared in the Net mansion. On the day dingmao, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day gengwu, Jupiter was seen in daylight. In the twelfth month of the eleventh year of Zhizheng, on the day bingzi, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day dingchou, Venus crossed the sky. On the day gengchen, the same phenomenon occurred. That night, Venus encroached upon the sixth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day jiashen, the moon encroached upon Saturn. On the day bingxu, Venus crossed the sky. That night, Venus encroached upon the seventh star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day xinmao, Venus crossed the sky. On the day renchen, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day jiawu, the same phenomenon occurred again. On the day dingyou, Venus was seen in daylight, and the moon encroached upon Mars. On the day gengzi, Venus crossed the sky, and Mercury encroached upon the second star west of the Celestial River. On the day xinchou, Venus crossed the sky. On the day renyin, Venus was seen in daylight.
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In the first month of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, on the day yichou, the moon encroached upon Mars. On the day jisi, Jupiter encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. In the second month of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, on the day gengyin, the moon encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day guisi, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Root mansion. In the third month of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuwu, the moon encroached upon the Advancing Worthies. On the day renxu, the moon encroached upon the first star west of the Eastern Winnowing. On the day wuchen, Venus was seen in daylight. In the fifth month of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, on the day guiyou, Venus encroached upon Saturn. In the sixth month of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, on the day xinhai, Venus encroached upon the second star east of the Well mansion. In the seventh month of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingyou, Mercury encroached upon the second star north of the Spiritual Terrace. In the eighth month of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingmao, Venus encroached upon Jupiter. In the ninth month of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, on the day renchen, the moon encroached upon the third star south of the Chariot. In the tenth month of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuwu, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day jiazi, the moon encroached upon Jupiter. On the day yichou, the moon encroached upon the first star south of the Neck mansion. In the eleventh month of the twelfth year of Zhizheng, on the day gengyin, the moon encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure.
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In the first month of the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day yiyou, the moon encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day wuxu, Mars, Venus, and Mercury gathered in the Bond mansion. In the second month of the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day jiyou, the moon encroached upon the third star south of the Chariot. On the day gengxu, Venus encroached upon Mars. On the day renzi, the moon encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the fourth month of the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day xinchou, Venus encroached upon the first star north of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. On the day xinhai, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the Room mansion. In the fifth month of the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day yihai, the moon encroached upon Jupiter.
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In the seventh month of the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuchen, Venus was seen in daylight. In the ninth month of the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day gengyin, the moon encroached upon Mars. On the day renchen, Venus crossed the sky, and Mars encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer. In the tenth month of the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day gengzi, Venus crossed the sky. On the day jiachen, Jupiter encroached upon the distance star of the Root mansion. On the day guihai, Venus encroached upon the distance star of the Neck mansion. In the eleventh month of the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day renshen, the moon encroached upon the fourth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. In the twelfth month of the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingyou, Venus encroached upon the first star north of the Eastern Winnowing. On the day gengzi, Mars entered the Root mansion. On the day dingsi, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Heart mansion.
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西 宿 西 宿 宿 宿 宿 宿
In the first month of the fourteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day yichou, Mars encroached upon Jupiter. On the day dingmao, Venus encroached upon the second star west of the Establishment star. On the day guiyou, Mars encroached upon the first star north of the Room mansion. In the second month of the fourteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuwu, Venus encroached upon the eighth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. In the sixth month of the fourteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day jiachen, the moon entered and encroached upon the first star south of the Dipper mansion. In the seventh month of the fourteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day yichou, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Horn mansion. On the day renwu, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Mao mansion. In the tenth month of the fourteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day renzi, the moon encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the eleventh month of the fourteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingzi, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Ghost mansion. In the twelfth month of the fourteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day jihai, the moon obscured the Mao mansion.
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宿 宿 宿 西 宿 退宿 宿 宿
In the first month of the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuchen, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Five Chariots. On the day xinwei, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Ghost mansion. In the intercalary first month of the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingwei, the moon encroached upon the rear star of the Heart mansion. On the day bingchen, Venus crossed the sky. In the third month of the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day gengyin, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Five Chariots. In the fifth month of the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingshen, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Room mansion. On the day guichou, Venus crossed the sky. In the sixth month of the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day guihai, Venus crossed the sky. In the eighth month of the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuyin, Venus was seen in daylight. In the ninth month of the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day jichou, Venus was seen in daylight. That night, Venus entered and encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day gengyin, Venus was seen in daylight. In the tenth month of the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day jiwei, the moon encroached upon the second star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day guiyou, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. In the eleventh month of the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day yiyou, Mars encroached upon the distance star of the Root mansion. On the day gengyin, Saturn retreated and encroached upon the second star north of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. On the day jihai, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Ghost mansion. In the twelfth month of the fifteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day guichou, Mars encroached upon the first star north of the Room mansion.
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宿西 西 宿西 宿 宿 西 宿西 西宿西 西 宿
In the first month of the sixteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day jichou, the moon encroached upon the first star west of the Mao mansion. In the fourth month of the sixteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day guihai, Mars encroached upon the fourth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. In the fifth month of the sixteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day renchen, Venus encroached upon the northwestern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day guisi, Venus encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. On the day jiawu, the moon entered and encroached upon the second star south of the Dipper mansion. On the day dingyou, the moon encroached upon the first star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. In the eighth month of the sixteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingmao, the moon encroached upon the northwestern star of the Mao mansion. On the day jiaxu, a comet appeared due east, as large as the left horn of the Chariot, blue-white in color, with its tail pointing southwest, about a foot in length, measured at seventeen degrees and ten fen of the Extended Net mansion; by the day wuwu in the tenth month its tracks were extinguished, having traveled northwestward for more than forty days. In the eleventh month of the sixteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day dinghai, a meteor as large as a wine cup, blue-white in color, with a tail-trail approximately more than five feet in length, its light illuminating the ground, rose from the northwest and traveled southeast, vanishing near the Turbid Pool with a sound like thunder. On the day renchen, the moon encroached upon the upper star of the eastern fan of the Well mansion.
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In the second month of the seventeenth year of Zhizheng, on the day guichou, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Five Chariots. In the third month of the seventeenth year of Zhizheng, on the day jiashen, the moon entered and encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion and also encroached upon its southeastern star. On the day renchen, Jupiter encroached upon the sixth star of the southwestern Encampment Wall Formation. In the seventh month of the seventeenth year of Zhizheng, on the day guiwei, Venus entered and encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. On the day jiashen, the moon entered and encroached upon the distance star of the Dipper mansion. On the day dinghai, Saturn entered and encroached upon the distance star of the Ghost mansion. In the eighth month of the seventeenth year of Zhizheng, on the day guimao, Saturn encroached upon the southeastern star of the Ghost mansion, and Venus encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. On the day jiyou, Jupiter encroached upon the sixth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day jiazi, the moon encroached upon the tip star of the Five Chariots. In the intercalary ninth month of the seventeenth year of Zhizheng, on the day guimao, a flying star as large as a wine jar, blue-white in color, its light illuminating the ground, with a tail-trail approximately more than a foot in length, rose from Wang Liang and set below Gouchen. On the day bingwu, the moon encroached upon the third star south of the Dipper mansion. On the day gengshen, the moon encroached upon the first star north of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. In the tenth month of the seventeenth year of Zhizheng, on the day yihai, Mars encroached upon the distance star of the Root mansion. On the day jiashen, the moon obscured the Mao mansion. On the new moon (gengwu) of the twelfth month in the seventeenth year of Zhizheng, Mars encroached upon the first star north of the Celestial River. On the day wuyin, Venus encroached upon Jupiter. On the day gengchen, Venus encroached upon the fifth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. On the day jiashen, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Ghost mansion. On the day dinghai, Jupiter encroached upon the fifth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. On the day guisi, the moon encroached upon the rear star of the Heart mansion. On the day jihai, during the shen hour, a meteor as large as Venus, with a tail-trail approximately more than three feet in length, rose from near the east of the moon, traveled southward, and after setting transformed into blue-white vapor.
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In the first month of the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day xinchou, Saturn retreated, entered, and encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. On the day bingwu, the moon encroached upon the Mao mansion. In the second month of the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day yihai, Saturn entered and took up position at the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. In the third month of the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingmao, Venus was in the Well mansion, deviating northward and sprouting rayed horns. Mars encroached upon the sixth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. In the fourth month of the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day ximao, Venus entered and encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. In the fifth month of the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day renyin, Venus encroached upon Saturn. On the day renzi, the moon encroached upon the third star east of the Dipper mansion.
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宿 宿 宿 宿 宿宿 宿 西 西 宿
In the seventh month of the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingwei, the moon encroached upon the third star south of the Dipper mansion. On the day wushen, Venus was seen in daylight. In the eighth month of the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day renshen, the moon obscured the great star of the Heart mansion. On the day jiashen, the moon obscured the distance star of the Mao mansion. In the tenth month of the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day jimao, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Mao mansion. In the eleventh month of the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingwu, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Mao mansion, and Venus encroached upon the first star above the Room mansion. On the day xinyou, the moon obscured the great star of the Heart mansion. In the twelfth month of the eighteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuyin, Venus sprouted black rays that encircled it, shifting suddenly east and west, alternately moving and still. On the day guiwei, Venus sprouted black rays, flickering suddenly bright and dim, shifting suddenly east and west. On the day wuzi, the moon encroached upon the second star south of the Room mansion.
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宿 宿 宿 宿 宿 宿宿西 西
In the first month of the nineteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day xinchou, the moon encroached upon the first star east of the Mao mansion. On the day guichou, a meteor as large as a wine jar, red in color, with a tail-trail approximately more than five feet in length, rose from the Southern River and set at the Ascending Serpent; as the star was about to vanish it burst and scattered, and at the place where it fell there was a sound like thunder. In the third month of the nineteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day gengxu, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Room mansion. In the fifth month of the nineteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingshen, Mars entered and encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. On the day bingwu, the moon encroached upon the first star south of the Celestial River. On the day dingwei, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the Dipper mansion. In the seventh month of the nineteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingyou, Venus encroached upon the Supreme General. On the day jiachen, Venus encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. On the day jiyou, Venus encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer. In the ninth month of the nineteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day jiayin, Venus entered and encroached upon the first star south of the Celestial River. In the tenth month of the nineteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day renshen, Venus entered and encroached upon the third star south of the Dipper mansion. On the day xinsi, a meteor as large as a peach, yellow and lustrous in color, with a small red star following one foot behind it, its combined tail-trail approximately more than three feet in length, rose from east of the Danger mansion, traveled slowly eastward, and set west of the Net mansion. In the twelfth month of the nineteenth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuchen, Venus encroached upon the seventh star of the western Encampment Wall Formation.
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宿 宿 西 西 宿西 宿 西 宿 西 宿 宿
In the first month of the twentieth year of Zhizheng, on the day jihai, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. On the day bingchen, Mars encroached upon the eastern horn star of the Ox mansion. In the fourth month of the twentieth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingmao, the moon encroached upon the central star of the Bright Hall. On the day guiyou, the moon encroached upon the first star west of the Eastern Winnowing. In the fifth month of the twentieth year of Zhizheng, on the day guimao, the moon encroached upon the second star west of the Establishment star. In the intercalary fifth month of the twentieth year of Zhizheng, on the day yihai, a meteor as large as a peach, red in color, with a tail-trail approximately more than a zhang in length, rose from beside the Room mansion, traveled slowly westward, and vanished near the Turbid Pool. In the sixth month of the twentieth year of Zhizheng, on the day guisi, Venus encroached upon the second star north of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. On the day wuxu, the moon encroached upon the third star west of the Establishment star. In the seventh month of the twentieth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingchou, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Well mansion. In the eighth month of the twentieth year of Zhizheng, on the day xinmao, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the Celestial River. On the day renyin, Saturn encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day jiachen, the moon encroached upon the Axe star of the Well mansion. In the tenth month of the twentieth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuzi, Mars encroached upon the first star north of the eastern fan of the Well mansion.
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退西 宿西 宿西 宿 宿 宿 宿 西 宿 宿
In the first month of the twenty-first year of Zhizheng, on the day gengshen, the moon encroached upon Jupiter. In the second month of the twenty-first year of Zhizheng, on the day guiwei, Saturn retreated and encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day renyin, the moon encroached upon the first star north of the Celestial River. In the third month of the twenty-first year of Zhizheng, on the day bingchen, the moon encroached upon the second star of the western fan of the Well mansion. On the day gengchen, Mars entered and encroached upon the northwestern star of the Ghost mansion. In the fifth month of the twenty-first year of Zhizheng, on the day renxu, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the Room mansion. On the day guiyou, Venus encroached upon the left horn of the Chariot. On the day jiaxu, Mars encroached upon Venus. In the sixth month of the twenty-first year of Zhizheng, on the day yiwei, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus gathered in the Wings mansion. On the day wuxu, the moon encroached upon the upper two stars of the Cloud and Rain. On the day jiachen, Venus was seen in daylight. In the seventh month of the twenty-first year of Zhizheng, on the day bingchen, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Root mansion. In the tenth month of the twenty-first year of Zhizheng, on the day jiashen, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Ox mansion. In the eleventh month of the twenty-first year of Zhizheng, on the day gengxu, the moon encroached upon the fourth star west of the Establishment star. On the day guihai, the moon encroached upon the fourth star north of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. On the day renshen, the moon encroached upon the southeastern star of the Root mansion.
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西 退 西 西 西 宿 西 西 宿 宿 宿 宿西 宿 宿 宿 宿 宿
On the new moon (wushen) of the first month of the twenty-second year of Zhizheng, Venus encroached upon the second star west of the Establishment star. On the day yimao, Saturn retreated and encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer. In the second month of the twenty-second year of Zhizheng, on the day jimao, Venus encroached upon the second star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. On the day yiyou, a comet appeared, with rays approximately more than a foot in length, blue-white in color, measured at seven degrees and twenty fen of the Danger mansion. On the day dingyou, the comet encroached upon the western star of the Withdrawn Palace; by the end of the second month its rays had lengthened to approximately more than two zhang. In the third month of the twenty-second year of Zhizheng, on the day wushen, the comet's star-form was no longer visible; there was only white vapor, curved in shape and spanning the heavens, pointing westward and sweeping the Great Horn. On the day renzi, the comet passed before the sun, showing only its star-form without rays, as large as a wine cup, dim and hazy and white in color, measured at six degrees of the Mao mansion; by the day wuwu its tracks were finally extinguished. In the fourth month of the twenty-second year of Zhizheng, on the day dinghai, Mars was thirty-nine degrees from the sun and invisible—it should have emerged but did not. In the fifth month of the twenty-second year of Zhizheng, on the day xinyou, the moon encroached upon the fourth star west of the Establishment star. In the sixth month of the twenty-second year of Zhizheng, on the day xinsi, a comet appeared in the Purple Forbidden Enclosure, measured at two degrees and ninety fen of the Ox mansion, white in color, with rays approximately more than a foot in length, pointing southeast and traveling southwestward. On the day wuzi, the comet's rays swept past the Supreme Chancellor. In the seventh month of the twenty-second year of Zhizheng, on the day yimao, the comet's tracks were extinguished. In the eighth month of the twenty-second year of Zhizheng, on the day guisi, the moon encroached upon the second star of the right thigh of the Net mansion. In the ninth month of the twenty-second year of Zhizheng, on the day dingwei, Venus encroached upon the first star south of the Neck mansion. On the day jiyou, the moon encroached upon the first star north of the Dipper mansion. On the day guihai, Jupiter encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. On the day bingyin, Mars encroached upon the northwestern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day jisi, a meteor as large as a wine cup, blue-white in color, its light illuminating the ground. Mars entered and encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. In the tenth month of the twenty-second year of Zhizheng, on the day jimao, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Ox mansion. On the day dinghai, Mercury encroached upon the first star south of the Neck mansion. On the day wuzi, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Net mansion. In the twelfth month of the twenty-second year of Zhizheng, on the day renchen, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Horn mansion.
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退 宿 宿西 宿 宿 宿 宿 宿
In the first month of the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, on the day gengxu, Jupiter retreated and encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. In the second month of the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, on the day wuxu, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day gengzi, the same phenomenon occurred. In the third month of the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, on the day bingchen, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Root mansion. In the fourth month of the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, on the day xinchou, Mars encroached upon Jupiter. On the day gengshen, Jupiter encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. In the fifth month of the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, on the day renwu, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day jiawu, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day yiwei, Mars encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. In the sixth month of the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, on the day yimao, Venus encroached upon the second star north of the western fan of the Well mansion. On the day renxu, Venus was seen in daylight. That night, Venus entered and encroached upon the second star south of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. In the seventh month of the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, on the day yiyou, Venus was seen in daylight. On the days bingxu and xinmao, the same phenomenon occurred. In the eighth month of the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, on the day renyin, Venus entered and encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. On the day yisi, the moon encroached upon the second star east of the Establishment star. On the day dingwei, Venus encroached upon the left horn of the Chariot. On the day jiyou, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day renzi, the same phenomenon occurred. On the day bingchen, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the right thigh of the Net mansion. On the day jiwei, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day xinyou, Venus encroached upon Jupiter. On the day yichou, Venus entered and encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. In the ninth month of the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, on the day xinwei, Venus entered and encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer. On the day yihai, Jupiter entered and encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. On the day dingchou, Mercury encroached upon Saturn; on the day dinghai, Venus encroached upon Saturn. Mercury encroached upon the first star south of the Neck mansion. In the tenth month of the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, on the day guimao, Venus encroached upon the distance star of the Root mansion. On the day wuwu, Venus encroached upon the first star north of the Room mansion. In the eleventh month of the twenty-third year of Zhizheng, on the day guiwei, the moon encroached upon the right horn of the Chariot, and Jupiter encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure.
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宿 西 西 西 宿 宿西 宿 宿 宿 宿 宿西
In the first month of the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, on the day guiyou, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Net mansion. On the day wuyin, the moon encroached upon the right horn of the Chariot. In the second month of the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, on the day renzi, Jupiter had been traveling eastward since the ninth day of the ninth month of the previous year; it entered the Right Rear Gate, encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer and exited the End Gate, remained stationed there for more than thirty days, encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer, then moved retrograde into the End Gate, exited westward through the Right Rear Gate, and again encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. The moon encroached upon the first star south of the Western Winnowing. In the fourth month of the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingwei, the moon encroached upon the first star south of the Western Winnowing. On the day guichou, Venus entered and encroached upon the first star north of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. In the fifth month of the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, on the day jiaxu, Venus encroached upon the northwestern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day yihai, it again encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor. Jupiter entered and encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. In the sixth month of the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingsi, Venus encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. In the seventh month of the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, on the day guihai, Venus and Jupiter came into conjunction in the Wings mansion, the two stars separated by more than eight cun. On the day jiazi, Jupiter encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer. In the eighth month of the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingwei, Mars entered and encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. In the ninth month of the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, on the day yichou, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day jiashen, the moon encroached upon the right horn of the Chariot. On the day wuzi, Mars entered and encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. In the tenth month of the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingwu, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Net mansion. On the day jiyou, the moon encroached upon the first star south of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. On the day bingchen, Venus encroached upon the second star west of the Dipper mansion. In the twelfth month of the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, on the day yimao, the moon encroached upon Venus.
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In the first month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingmao, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day wuchen, the same phenomenon occurred. The moon encroached upon the fourth star east of the right thigh of the Net mansion. On the day jiaxu, Venus encroached upon the fourth star west of the Establishment star. In the second month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingwu, the moon encroached upon Saturn. In the third month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuchen, Venus encroached upon the fifth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. In the fourth month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day renzi, Mars encroached upon the northeastern star of the Spiritual Terrace. In the fifth month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day xinyou, Mars encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. A meteor as large as a wine cup, blue-white in color, its light illuminating the ground, rose from beside the Room mansion, traveled slowly westward, and vanished below the Right Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the seventh month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingchou, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars gathered in the Horn and Neck. On the day jimao, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the left thigh of the Net mansion. In the eighth month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day yiwei, the moon encroached upon the third star east of the Establishment star. On the day jihai, the moon encroached upon the sixth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. In the ninth month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingchou, the moon encroached upon the first star south of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. In the tenth month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day xinmao, Mars encroached upon the second star east of the Celestial River. On the day jiyou, Mars encroached upon the second star west of the ladle star of the Dipper mansion, and the moon encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer. On the day gengxu, the moon encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the intercalary tenth month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuchen, Venus, Mercury, and Mars gathered in the Dipper mansion. The moon encroached upon the fourth star north of the right thigh of the Net mansion and also encroached upon the third star north of the left thigh. On the day renshen, Venus encroached upon Mercury. In the eleventh month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day jichou, Venus encroached upon Mars. The moon encroached upon the fifth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. On the day bingshen, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Net mansion. On the day guimao, the moon encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the twelfth month of the twenty-fifth year of Zhizheng, on the day bingchen, the moon encroached upon Venus. On the day guihai, the moon encroached upon the second star of the right thigh of the Net mansion. On the day gengwu, Jupiter obscured the first star north of the Room mansion. On the day xinwei, the moon encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure.
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西 宿 宿 退宿 西西 宿 宿 宿 宿 西 宿宿西 西 宿 西 宿 宿 宿 宿 宿西 西 西西 西
In the first month of the twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuxu, the moon encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day xinchou, the moon encroached upon the distance star of the Neck mansion. In the second month of the twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuwu, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Net mansion. On the day dingchou, Jupiter retreated and encroached upon the first star north of the Room mansion. Jupiter took up position at the Hook and Winch. In the third month of the twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng, on the day jiawu, the moon encroached upon the Left Law-enforcer. In the fourth month of the twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng, on the day jiwei, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Chariot. On the day yichou, the moon encroached upon the first star west of the Western Winnowing. On the day bingzi, Venus entered and encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. In the sixth month of the twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng, on the day guiyou, a meteor as large as a wine cup, blue-white in color, with a tail-trail approximately more than a foot in length, rose from beside the Heart mansion, traveled southeastward, its light illuminating the ground, and vanished near the Turbid Pool. In the seventh month of the twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng, on the day dingyou, Mars encroached upon the Corpse Accumulation vapor of the Ghost mansion. On the day jiachen, Venus was seen in daylight. On the days bingwu, dingwei, and wushen, the same phenomenon occurred. In the eighth month of the twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng, on the day xinhai, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day jiwei, the moon obscured the three southern stars of the Ox mansion. On the day gengwu, Jupiter encroached upon the Hook and Winch. On the day yihai, the moon obscured the great star of the Chariot. In the ninth month of the twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng, on the day renchen, Venus encroached upon the Right Law-enforcer of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day gengzi, a broom star appeared beside the Balance Star of the Northern Dipper in the Purple Forbidden Enclosure, powdery white in color and about the size of the Dipper, traveling southeastward and passing to encroach upon the Celestial Club star. On the day xinchou, the broom star was measured at eighteen degrees and fifty fen of the Tail mansion. On the day renyin, the broom star was measured at two degrees and fifty fen of the Woman mansion. On the day guimao, the broom star was measured at nine degrees and ninety fen of the Woman mansion. On the day jiachen, the broom star was measured at the initial eighty fen of the Emptiness mansion. The moon encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day yisi, the broom star emerged from between the Balance Star and Jade Scepter of the Northern Dipper in the Purple Forbidden Enclosure, being in the Crossing mansion; it traveled southeastward, passing to encroach upon the Celestial Club, proceeding through the Gradual Terrace and Imperial Procession Road, passing the western stars of the Emptiness mansion and Encampment Wall Formation, and then finally vanished. On the day bingwu, Mars encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the eleventh month of the twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng, on the day yiyou, Venus encroached upon Saturn. On the day dinghai, Venus encroached upon the first star north of the Room mansion. On the day wuzi, Mars encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure, and Venus encroached upon the Key and Lock. On the day jichou, a meteor as large as a wine cup split into three stars closely following one another—the front star blue and bright, the rear two red—with a tail-trail approximately more than two zhang in length; it rose from the northeast, traveled slowly southwestward, and vanished near the Turbid Pool. On the day gengyin, the moon encroached upon the fourth star north of the right thigh of the Net mansion. On the day bingshen, Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury gathered in the Tail mansion. On the day gengzi, the moon encroached upon the Supreme Minister of the eastern rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day xinchou, Saturn encroached upon the first star north of the Room mansion. On the day jiachen, Venus encroached upon Jupiter. In the twelfth month of the twenty-sixth year of Zhizheng, on the day wuwu, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Net mansion. On the day gengshen, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the western fan of the Well mansion. On the day yichou, the moon encroached upon the left horn of the Chariot. On the day bingyin, the moon encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. On the day xinwei, the moon encroached upon the first star west of the Western Winnowing. On the day jiaxu, the moon encroached upon the third star west of the Establishment star.
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西 宿西 退 西 宿 宿西 宿 宿 宿 宿 西 宿 宿西 宿西 宿西 宿 宿西 宿
In the first month of the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day guisi, the moon encroached upon the Supreme General of the western rampart of the Supreme Palace Enclosure. In the second month of the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day yimao, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the western fan of the Well mansion. In the third month of the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day xinsi, Saturn retreated and encroached upon the Key and Lock star. In the fourth month of the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day bingyin, the moon encroached upon the fourth star of the western Encampment Wall Formation. In the sixth month of the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day yimao, the moon encroached upon the northeastern star of the Root mansion. On the day xinwei, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the western fan of the Well mansion. In the seventh month of the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day renchen, Mars encroached upon the southeastern star of the Root mansion. On the day bingshen, the moon encroached upon the great star of the Net mansion. On the day jihai, the moon encroached upon the second star south of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. In the eighth month of the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day gengxu, Mars encroached upon the second star north of the Room mansion. On the day guichou, the moon encroached upon the second star west of the Establishment Star. In the ninth month of the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day dingchou, Saturn encroached upon the first star north of the Room mansion, and Mars encroached upon the second star south of the Celestial River. On the day yiyou, the moon encroached upon the sixth star of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation. On the day xinmao, Saturn encroached upon the Key and Lock, and the moon encroached upon the great star of the Net. On the day guisi, the moon encroached upon the second star north of the western fan of the Well mansion. On the day dingyou, Mars encroached upon the second star west of the Dipper mansion. In the tenth month of the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day wuwu, the moon encroached upon the second star west of the right thigh of the Net mansion. On the day xinyou, the moon encroached upon the third star south of the eastern fan of the Well mansion. On the day guihai, the moon encroached upon the southwestern star of the Ghost mansion. On the day dingmao, Jupiter, Venus, and Mars gathered in the Dipper mansion. In the eleventh month of the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng, on the day wuyin, Venus was seen in daylight. On the day gengchen, the moon encroached upon the first star southeast of the eastern Encampment Wall Formation.
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