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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 9 December 1885

Wednesday

Lunar date
农历乙酉年十一月初四
乙酉 (Yiyou) · Year of the Rooster · 戊子 戊戌
Nayin Wood on the Plain
Solar term
Major Snow
Pentad · hé dàn bù míng
Next solar term · Winter Solstice 1885-12-21
Auspicious

Making agreements · Betrothal gifts · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Raising the ridge beam · Breaking ground for a grave

Avoid

Weddings · Building a stove

Clash
Dragon · Sha direction north
Day god
Heavenly Punishment · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Open
Lunar mansion
Three Stars · auspicious
Nine star
八白土
Fetus god
房床栖 房内中
Directions
Joy southeast · Wealth north · Fortune north
Peng Zu's taboos
戊不受田田主不祥 戌不吃犬作怪上床
Auspicious stars

shí yáng · shēng qì

Inauspicious stars

wǔ xū · jiǔ kōng · wǎng wáng · Heavenly Punishment

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59壬子Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Praying for children
01:00–02:59癸丑Black TortoiseWeddings · Burial · Building and repairs · Thanksgiving to the gods
03:00–04:59甲寅Controller of FateWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
05:00–06:59乙卯Hooked ArrayWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
07:00–08:59丙辰Azure Dragon
09:00–10:59丁巳Bright HallWeddings · Moving into a new home · Opening for business · Meeting dignitaries
11:00–12:59戊午Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59己未Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Taking up a post
15:00–16:59庚申Golden CofferWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Taking up a post
17:00–18:59辛酉Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Opening for business
19:00–20:59壬戌White TigerWeddings · Burial · Praying for children
21:00–22:59癸亥Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
23:00–23:59甲子White TigerWeddings · Travel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings

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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