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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 17 February 1872

Saturday

Lunar date
农历壬申年正月初九
壬申 (Renshen) · Year of the Monkey · 壬寅 甲午
Nayin Gold in the Sand
Solar term
Start of Spring
Pentad · yú zhì fù bīng
Next solar term · Rain Water 1872-02-19
Auspicious

Sculpting and painting deities · Consecrating sacred images · Thanksgiving to the gods · Fasting and Taoist rites · Making agreements · Betrothal gifts · Cutting cloth for garments · Hanging bed curtains · Demolition · Breaking ground · Raising the ridge beam · Placing the bed · Installing the household altar · Building temples · Hanging a signboard · Visiting family and friends · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Travel · Building and repairs · Receiving wealth · Felling trees · Draining water · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Acquiring livestock · Ritual bathing · Installing doors

Avoid

Roofing · Planting · Burial · Building a stove

Clash
Rat · Sha direction north
Day god
White Tiger · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Stable
Lunar mansion
Stomach · auspicious
Nine star
四绿木
Fetus god
占门碓 房内北
Directions
Joy northeast · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
甲不开仓财物耗散 午不苫盖屋主更张
Auspicious stars

shí dé · mín rì · sān hé · lín rì · tiān mǎ · shí yīn · míng fèi

Inauspicious stars

sǐ qì · fù rì · White Tiger

Hours of the day

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

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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Hebrew calendar
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