阴阳系日月/Yin Yang Xi Ri Yue

(The Yin and Yang of Human Body Relate to Sun and Moon)

黄帝日:余闻天为阳，地为阴，日为阳，月为阴，其合之于人奈何?岐伯日:腰以上为天，腰以下为地，故天为阳，地为阴。故足之十二经脉，以应十二月，月生于水，故在下者为阴;手之十指，以应十日，日主火[日主火:按“主”字系“生于”二字之误]，故在上者为阳。

Yellow Emperor asked: "I am told that heaven is Yang and the earth is Yin; the sun is Yang and the moon is Yin. What is the condition when Yin and Yang coordinate with the human body?" Qibo said: "The part of human body which is above the loins is called heaven, the purt which is below the loins is called earth, so, the heaven belongs to Yang and the earth belongs to Yin. The twelve channels of feet (the three Yin and three Yang channels in the left and right feet) correspond with the twelve months of the duodecimal cycle, as the moon which is the essence of Yin creates water, so, all things below are called Yin. The ten fingers of two hands correspond with the ten days of the decimal cycle, as the sun which is the essence of Yang creates fire, so, all things above are called Yang."

黄帝曰:合之于脉奈何?”岐伯曰:寅者，正月之生阳也，主左足之少阳;未者六月，主右足之少阳。卯者二月，主左足之太阳;午者五月，主右足之太阳。辰者三月，主左足之阳明;巳已者四月，主右足之阳明;此两阳合于前，故日阳明。申者，七月之生阴也，主右足之少阴;丑者十二月，主左足之少阴。西者八月，主右足之太阴;子者十一月，主左足之太阴;戌者九月，主右足之厥阴;亥者十月，主左足之厥阴。此两阴交尽，故曰厥阴。

Yellow Emperor saked: "What are the conditions when the twelve months and the ten days coordinate with the channels?" Qibo said: "The first lunar month is the month of Yin, and it is the time for the Yang energy to generate, as Yang appears in the left first and then in the right, thus, the first lunar month dominates the Shaoyang Channal of the left foot; the sixth lunar month is the month of Wei, it dominates the Shaoyang Channel of the right foot. The second lunar month is the month of Mao, it dominates the Taiyang Channel of the left foot; the fifth lunar month is the month of Wu,it dominates the Taiyang Channel of the right foot. The third lunar month is the month of Chen, it dominates the Yangming Channel of the left foot; the fourth lunar month is the month of Si, it dominates the Yangming Channel of the right foot. The third and the fourth lunar months are between Shaoyang and Taiyang, they are bright in the both Yang, so, they are called Yangming. The seventh lunar month is the month of Shen, it is the time when the Yin energy generates, as the Yin energy appears in the right first and then in the left, so, the seventh lunar month dominates the Shaoyin Channel of the right foot; the twelfth lunar month is the month of Chou, it dominates the Shaoyin Channel of the left foot. The eigth lunar month is the month of You, it dominates the Taiying Channel of the right foot; the eleventh lunar month is the month of Zi, it dominates the Taiyin Channel of the left foot. The ninth lunar month is the month of Xu, it dominates the Jueyin Channel of the right foot; the tenth lunar month is the month of Hai, it dominates the Jueyin Channel of the left foot. The ninth and the tenth lunar months are the terminals of Yin, so, they are called Jueyin.

甲主左手之少阳，己主右手之少阳。乙主左手之太阳，戊主右手之太阳。丙主左手之阳明，丁主右手之阳明。此两火并合，故为阳阴。庚主右手之少阴，癸主左手之少阴。辛主右手之太阴，壬主左手之太阴。

"In the day of Jia, it dominates the Shaoyang Channel of the left hand, in the day of Ji, it dominates the Shaoyang Channel of the right hand. In the day of Yi, it dominates the Taiyang Channel of the left hand, in the day of Wu, it dominates the Taiyang Channel of the right hand. In the day of Bing, it dominates the Yangming Channel of the left hand, in the day of Ding, it dominates the Yangming Channel of the right hand. The Bing and Ding days are bright in the both fires, so, they are called Yangming. In the day of Geng, it dominates the Shaoyin Channel of the right hand, in the day of Gui, it dominates the Shaoyin Channel of the left hand. In the day of Xin, it dominates the Taiyin Channel of the right hand, in the day of Ren, it dominates the Taiyin Channel of the left hand.