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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 31 March 1897

Wednesday

Lunar date
农历丁酉年二月廿九
丁酉 (Dingyou) · Year of the Rooster · 癸卯 戊子
Nayin Thunderbolt Fire
Solar term
Spring Equinox
Pentad · shǐ diàn
Next solar term · Pure Brightness 1897-04-04
Auspicious

Haircut · Coming-of-age ceremony · Weddings · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)

Avoid

Buying property · Felling trees · Acquiring livestock · Building livestock pens · Burial · Breaking ground for a grave · Making beams · Building a stove · Preparing one's own tomb

Clash
Horse · Sha direction south
Day god
Controller of Fate · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Receive
Lunar mansion
Winnowing Basket · auspicious
Nine star
四绿木
Fetus god
房床碓 外正北
Directions
Joy southeast · Wealth north · Fortune north
Peng Zu's taboos
戊不受田田主不祥 子不问卜自惹祸殃
Auspicious stars

mǔ cāng · yáng dé · Controller of Fate

Inauspicious stars

tiān gāng · yuè xíng · dà shí · dà bài · xián chí · tiān zéi

Hours of the day

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