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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 12 September 1937

Sunday

Lunar date
农历丁丑年八月初八
丁丑 (Dingchou) · Year of the Ox · 己酉 壬寅
Nayin Gold Leaf
Solar term
White Dew
Pentad · hóng yàn lái
Next solar term · Autumn Equinox 1937-09-23
Auspicious

Consecrating sacred images · Cleansing and exorcism · Demolition · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Erecting pillars · Installing doors · Raising livestock · Burial · Repairing tombs · Breaking ground for a grave · Moving a coffin

Avoid

Moving the altar fire before renovation · Moving into a new home · Moving house · Praying for blessings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Placing the bed · Opening for business · Weddings · Visiting the sick

Clash
Monkey · Sha direction north
Day god
Azure Dragon · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Initiate
Lunar mansion
Star · inauspicious
Nine star
一白水
Fetus god
仓库炉 房内南
Directions
Joy south · Wealth south · Fortune northwest
Peng Zu's taboos
壬不泱水更难提防 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝
Auspicious stars

sì xiāng · jiě shén · wǔ hé · Azure Dragon · míng fèi duì

Inauspicious stars

jié shà · xiǎo hào · guī jì

Hours of the day

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