Deep Gloom, and the Sun and Moon Lacking Light

Deep gloom occurs when the sun and moon lack light; by day the sun is not seen, and by night the stars are not visible. This is caused by a shroud of clouds that brings rain.

If the enemy is facing your army and there is deep shade, it indicates they are plotting and deliberatingoriginal: 相圖議 (xiāng túyì). Suggests the enemy is engaged in secret strategic planning or conspiracy under the cover of the gloom. in secret.

When the sun rises in the east to a height of two poles and appears dimly stationaryoriginal: 停停 (tíngtíng). This describes a hazy, stagnant, or lackluster appearance where the sun seems to hang without its usual radiance. and without light, it is called the "Sickness of the Day." When it has not yet set in the west but appears dimly stationary and without light, it is called the "Death of the Day."

When the day is "sick" or "dead," kings and lords will face calamity. Within one day there will be wind and rain; if it does not rain, there will be chaos at the borders and the state will be in peril.

If the sun reaches the Hour of the Dragonoriginal: 辰時 (chénshí). The period between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM. and still lacks light, there will be great chaos under heaven.

If the sun lacks light and within it there is an object—whether green, red, yellow, or black—that looks like a leaping claw, the king of that generation will reach the end of his life.

If the sun lacks light for five days, the Blue Sea will turn into Mulberry Fieldsoriginal: 滄海變桑田 (cānghǎi biàn sāngtián). A famous Chinese idiom describing vast, world-altering changes or cataclysms that completely reshape the landscape and social order..