2008 Lunar Calendar

Next year's lunar calendar is ready! The next zodiac cycle starts with the Year of the Rat on February 7, 2008, but you may want to know what the moon will be doing from 1 January.

Email me and request the pdf file for 2008's calendar. New this year: the day of the week is written in each 'moon' so it may be easier to find the dates.

Time for optimism?

We've passed from the solar term "Small Snow" or "Little Snow" (I saw some this year), into "Great Snow". I am looking forward to December 22nd when "Winter Solstice" begins. The same term is used in English for the longest day, and the 14 day solar term that starts that day.

I don't expect to ski again until 2008 - although my skiing may peak in the solar term "The Rains" so I hope that name will not hold true where ever I am!