I have made effort to understand it and to transcribe it for Usual Calendar and the Divine Calendar which begins on Feb 3 or 4...... There are 4 seasons of 91 days, with Equinox or Solstice in the middle. Adjustments of leap year days would be need, but this can be a forever calendar..
I use it for charting diary events on my land - 1 week to a page, and I can compare the same week, year after year, and see at a glance what to expect, or what changes are happening each year.
Please click to enlarge.
NB. This is for Southern Hemisphere.
Please adjust for Northern Hemisphere.
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There is another Calendar, discovered by Lisa Dalby, who has written "East Wind Melts the Ice".
A 72 week calendar with 5 days per week and 5 odd days throughout the year.
Here is my sketch of it. Please see her book for full visual detail, and each week has a Name.
She found an ancient Chinese Almanac. Being fluent in Chinese and Japanese, she was able to decipher it.
See http://www.lizadalby.com
This is for Northern Hemisphere.
Sakura!
This week is first week of Spring.
Cherry blossoms are blooming in Japan!
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My other blog, http://www.biomathcraft.blogspot.com has a current post on the Mayan Calendar.
The Haab of 365days (360 days plus 4 unlucky days in late July , at the end of the year.) days is very similar, beginning in August = Spring in South Hemisphere. They also understood Leap Years.
The Earth travels around the Sun in orbit. Every year it takes just 6 hours longer to reach the exact same spot. Hence 4 x 6 hours are added every 4 years.
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