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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 4 January 1877

Thursday

Lunar date
农历丙子年十一月二十
丙子 (Bingzi) · Year of the Rat · 庚子 丁丑
Nayin Water in the Ravine
Solar term
Winter Solstice
Pentad · shuǐ quán dòng
Next solar term · Minor Cold 1877-01-05
Auspicious

Making agreements · Betrothal gifts · Making carts and tools · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Travel · Installing the household altar · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Raising the ridge beam · Opening for business · Trading · Signing contracts · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Visiting family and friends · Installing machinery · Planting · Acquiring livestock · Roofing · Laying foundations · Placing the bed · Building livestock pens

Avoid

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

Clash
Goat · Sha direction east
Day god
Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Remove
Lunar mansion
Dipper · auspicious
Nine star
五黄土
Fetus god
仓库厕 外正西
Directions
Joy south · Wealth southwest · Fortune east
Peng Zu's taboos
丁不剃头头必生疮 丑不冠带主不还乡
Auspicious stars

yuè dé hé · yīn dé · shǒu rì · jí qī · liù hé · bù jiàng · pǔ hù · bǎo guāng

Inauspicious stars

sān sàng · guǐ kū · dà tuì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59庚子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
01:00–02:59辛丑Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Taking up a post
03:00–04:59壬寅Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business
05:00–06:59癸卯Heavenly VirtueBuilding and repairs · Building a stove · Thanksgiving to the gods
07:00–08:59甲辰White Tiger
09:00–10:59乙巳Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
11:00–12:59丙午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
13:00–14:59丁未Black Tortoise
15:00–16:59戊申Controller of FateSacrifices and ancestor offerings · Building and repairs · Building a stove · Thanksgiving to the gods
17:00–18:59己酉Hooked ArrayWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
19:00–20:59庚戌Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59辛亥Bright HallTravel · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
23:00–23:59壬子Azure DragonWeddings · Opening for business · Burial · Seeking wealth

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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