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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 12 January 1887

Wednesday

Lunar date
农历丙戌年十二月十九
丙戌 (Bingxu) · Year of the Dog · 辛丑 丁丑
Nayin Water in the Ravine
Solar term
Minor Cold
Pentad · què shǐ cháo
Next solar term · Major Cold 1887-01-20
Auspicious

Cleansing and exorcism · Cleaning the house · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Training oxen and horses · Avoid everything else

Avoid

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Clash
Goat · Sha direction east
Day god
Vermilion Bird · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Establish
Lunar mansion
Chariot · 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
Folk taboo days
Master Yang's taboo day
Auspicious stars

shǒu rì · bù jiàng · yào ān

Inauspicious stars

yuè jiàn · xiǎo shí · tǔ fǔ · wǎng wáng · Vermilion Bird

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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