Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms, Volume 4: Astronomy (1607) - Page 3


Diagram of the First Quarter Moon	Diagram of the New Moon	Diagram of the Full Moon	Diagram of Wind and Rain in Winter and Summer	Diagram of the Atmospheric Appearances of the Sun, Moon, Wind, and Clouds
Diagram of the Last Quarter Moon	Diagram of the Last Day of the Lunar Month	Comprehensive Diagram of Lunar Luminosity and Phases original: "明魄晦朔弦望絶圖". This describes a complete cycle of the moon, including its "bright soul" (the illuminated part), the dark moon, the new moon, the quarter moons, and the full moon.	Diagram of Waxing, Waning, and the "Najia" System term: "納甲" (Najia). A cosmological system mapping the ten celestial stems and lunar phases onto the Eight Trigrams of the I-Ching to track the flow of energy (Qi).

This table serves as a guide to the following illustrated sections of the encyclopedia. In traditional Chinese astronomy, understanding the moon's phases was not only vital for the calendar but also for divination and medical practices, as the moon was believed to influence the "waxing and waning" of human vitality.