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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 17 March 1916

Friday

Lunar date
农历丙辰年二月十四
丙辰 (Bingchen) · Year of the Dragon · 辛卯 癸丑
Nayin Mulberry Wood
Solar term
Awakening of Insects
Pentad · yīng huà wèi jiū
Next solar term · Spring Equinox 1916-03-21
Auspicious

Consecrating sacred images · Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Travel · Cleansing and exorcism · Felling trees · Roofing · Laying foundations · Building and repairs · Setting up carpentry trestles · Installing doors · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Building temples · Removing mourning clothes · Putting on mourning clothes · Moving a coffin · Thanking the Earth God · Acquiring livestock · Raising livestock

Avoid

Betrothal gifts · Breaking ground · Opening for business · Trading

Clash
Goat · Sha direction east
Day god
Hooked Array · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Open
Lunar mansion
Bond · auspicious
Nine star
二黑土
Fetus god
房床厕 外东北
Directions
Joy southeast · Wealth south · Fortune west
Peng Zu's taboos
癸不词讼理弱敌强 丑不冠带主不还乡
Folk taboo days
Monthly taboo day
Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · shí yáng · shēng qì · tiān cāng · jìng ān

Inauspicious stars

wǔ xū · jiǔ kōng · jiǔ kǎn · jiǔ jiāo · dì náng · bā zhuān · chù shuǐ lóng · Hooked Array

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59壬子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
01:00–02:59癸丑Vermilion Bird
03:00–04:59甲寅Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Burial
05:00–06:59乙卯Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
07:00–08:59丙辰White TigerWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
09:00–10:59丁巳Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
11:00–12:59戊午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Opening for business · Burial · Seeking wealth
13:00–14:59己未Black Tortoise
15:00–16:59庚申Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Taking up a post
17:00–18:59辛酉Hooked ArrayWeddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Roofing
19:00–20:59壬戌Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Placing the bed
21:00–22:59癸亥Bright HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
23:00–23:59甲子Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · 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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