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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 29 May 1878

Wednesday

Lunar date
农历戊寅年四月廿八
戊寅 (Wuyin) · Year of the Tiger · 丁巳 丁未
Nayin Water of the Milky Way
Solar term
Grain Buds
Pentad · mí cǎo sǐ
Next solar term · Grain in Ear 1878-06-06
Auspicious

Weddings · Betrothal gifts · Making agreements · Visiting family and friends · Installing machinery · Making nets · Coming-of-age ceremony · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for children · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Setting up the loom

Avoid

Opening for business · Building a stove · Breaking ground · Funeral procession · Burial

Clash
Ox · Sha direction west
Day god
Bright Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Full
Lunar mansion
Wall · auspicious
Nine star
二黑土
Fetus god
仓库厕 房内东
Directions
Joy south · Wealth southwest · Fortune east
Peng Zu's taboos
丁不剃头头必生疮 未不服药毒气入肠
Auspicious stars

shǒu rì · tiān wū · fú dé · yì hòu · Bright Hall

Inauspicious stars

yuè yàn · dì huǒ · jiǔ kōng · jiǔ kǎn · jiǔ jiāo · dà shà · bā zhuān · liǎo lì · yīn cuò

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59庚子Heavenly Punishment
01:00–02:59辛丑Vermilion Bird
03:00–04:59壬寅Golden Coffer
05:00–06:59癸卯Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
07:00–08:59甲辰White TigerWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
09:00–10:59乙巳Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
11:00–12:59丙午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59丁未Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
15:00–16:59戊申Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Taking up a post
17:00–18:59己酉Hooked ArrayWeddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial
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 · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Placing the bed

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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