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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 5 January 1857

Monday

Lunar date
农历丙辰年十二月初十
丙辰 (Bingchen) · Year of the Dragon · 辛丑 癸巳
Nayin Long-Flowing Water
Solar term today
Minor Cold
Pentad · yàn běi xiāng
Next solar term · Major Cold 1857-01-20
Auspicious

Weddings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Consecrating sacred images · Felling trees · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Demolition · Moving into a new home · Moving house · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Raising the ridge beam · Placing the bed · Acquiring livestock

Avoid

Opening for business · Funeral procession · Planting · Travel · Shipping goods · Burial · Buying property · Lawsuits · Medical treatment

Clash
Pig · Sha direction east
Day god
Jade Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Stable
Lunar mansion
Rooftop · inauspicious
Nine star
三碧木
Fetus god
占房床 房内北
Directions
Joy southeast · Wealth south · Fortune west
Peng Zu's taboos
癸不词讼理弱敌强 巳不远行财物伏藏
Auspicious stars

sān hé · yīn dé · liù yí · Jade Hall

Inauspicious stars

yàn duì · zhāo yáo · sǐ qì · jiǔ kǎn · jiǔ jiāo · chóng rì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59壬子White TigerWeddings · Burial · Praying for children · Seeking wealth
01:00–02:59癸丑Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
03:00–04:59甲寅Heavenly Prison
05:00–06:59乙卯Black TortoiseWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
07:00–08:59丙辰Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
09:00–10:59丁巳Hooked ArrayWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Taking up a post
11:00–12:59戊午Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Placing the bed
13:00–14:59己未Bright HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
15:00–16:59庚申Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59辛酉Vermilion BirdWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
19:00–20:59壬戌Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Burial
21:00–22:59癸亥Heavenly Virtue
23:00–23:59甲子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.

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