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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 21 December 1820

Thursday · Yalda Night

Lunar date
农历庚辰年十一月十六
庚辰 (Gengchen) · Year of the Dragon · 戊子 己巳
Nayin Wood of the Great Forest
Solar term
Major Snow
Pentad · lì tǐng chū
Next solar term · Winter Solstice 1820-12-22
Auspicious

Weddings · Coming-of-age ceremony · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Fasting and Taoist rites · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Visiting family and friends · Felling trees · Making beams · Drilling post holes · Placing the bed · Digging wells · Catching pests · Hunting

Avoid

Preparing one's own tomb · Breaking ground for a grave · Funeral procession · Burial

Clash
Pig · Sha direction east
Day god
Black Tortoise · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Initiate
Lunar mansion
Dipper · auspicious
Nine star
六白金
Fetus god
占门床 外正南
Directions
Joy northeast · Wealth north · Fortune south
Peng Zu's taboos
己不破券二比并亡 巳不远行财物伏藏
Folk taboo days
Four Separations (eve of equinox or solstice)
Auspicious stars

wǔ fù · bù jiàng · yì hòu

Inauspicious stars

jié shà · xiǎo hào · chóng rì · yuán wǔ

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59甲子White TigerWeddings · Travel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings
01:00–02:59乙丑Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Opening for business
03:00–04:59丙寅Heavenly PrisonTravel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
05:00–06:59丁卯Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving into a new home · Burial · Seeking wealth
07:00–08:59戊辰Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Taking up a post
09:00–10:59己巳Hooked ArrayWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
11:00–12:59庚午Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
13:00–14:59辛未Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
15:00–16:59壬申Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Burial · Praying for children · Seeking wealth
17:00–18:59癸酉Vermilion BirdWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
19:00–20:59甲戌Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Praying for blessings · Burial
21:00–22:59乙亥Heavenly Virtue
23:00–23:59丙子Golden Coffer

The almanac (huangli) is a Chinese folk tradition. Its rules come from historical texts such as the Xieji Bianfang Shu (1739); it is shown here as cultural heritage, not as a prediction or advice.

This day in other calendars

Gregorian calendar
21 December 1820
Julian calendar
9 December 1820 (Julian)
Chinese calendar (Nongli)
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Korean calendar (Dangi)
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Hebrew calendar
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Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura)
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Ethiopian calendar
13 Tahsas 1813 EC
Coptic calendar
13 Koiak 1537 AM
Indian national calendar (Saka)
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Minguo calendar
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Maya calendars
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Aztec calendars
12 Acatl (reed), 10 Atlcahualo
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar
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Roman calendar
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