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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 20 August 1928

Monday

Lunar date
农历戊辰年七月初六
戊辰 (Wuchen) · Year of the Dragon · 庚申 壬辰
Nayin Long-Flowing Water
Solar term
Start of Autumn
Pentad · hán chán míng
Next solar term · End of Heat 1928-08-23
Auspicious

Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Cleansing and exorcism · Making agreements · Betrothal gifts · Breaking ground · Laying foundations · Draining water · Building a granary · Opening for business · Acquiring livestock · Raising livestock · Preparing one's own tomb · Encoffining · Removing mourning clothes · Putting on mourning clothes · Moving a coffin · Breaking ground for a grave · Burial

Avoid

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Clash
Dog · Sha direction south
Day god
Golden Coffer · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Success
Lunar mansion
Net · auspicious
Nine star
八白土
Fetus god
仓库栖 外正北
Directions
Joy south · Wealth south · Fortune northwest
Peng Zu's taboos
壬不泱水更难提防 辰不哭泣必主重丧
Auspicious stars

yuè dé · mǔ cāng · yuè ēn · sì xiāng · sān hé · tiān xǐ · tiān yī · xù shì · Golden Coffer

Inauspicious stars

yuè yàn · dì huǒ · sì jī · dà shà · xuè jì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59庚子Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
01:00–02:59辛丑Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving house · Praying for blessings · Burial
03:00–04:59壬寅Controller of FateWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Burial
05:00–06:59癸卯Hooked ArrayWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
07:00–08:59甲辰Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
09:00–10:59乙巳Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Taking up a post
11:00–12:59丙午Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59丁未Vermilion BirdWeddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial
15:00–16:59戊申Golden CofferWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59己酉Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
19:00–20:59庚戌White Tiger
21:00–22:59辛亥Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
23:00–23:59壬子White TigerWeddings · Burial · Praying for children · 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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