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According to the end-of-period glyphs in the E calendar there are 24 periods:

1st quarter
1 2 3 4 5 6
2nd quarter
7 8 9 10 11 12
3rd quarter
13 14 15 16 17 18
4th quarter
19 20 21 22 23 24

Naturally we have interpreted these 24 periods as covering half a month, with 6 periods for each quarter, beginning at midwinter.

The 'knees' of the 'person' are extra pronounced in periods 5 and 17-18 to indicate the equinoxes.

The 'persons' in periods 7 and 12 (which define the 2nd quarter) have 'uplifted legs' to illustrate how the sky roof (the body and limbs of the 'person') is lifted up to let in much light during the glorious spring period:

 

In order to see the picture we should imagine it turned around to the right a quarter of a turn:

Presumably there is a general rule for which way glyphs should be turned (if at all): 'Male' glyphs are either not to be turned or to be turned a quarter to the right,  'female' glyphs are either not to be turned or to be turned a quarter to the left (cfr Rei).