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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 17 September 1938

Saturday

Lunar date
农历戊寅年闰七月廿四
戊寅 (Wuyin) · Year of the Tiger · 辛酉 壬子
Nayin Mulberry Wood
Solar term
White Dew
Pentad · xuán niǎo guī
Next solar term · Autumn Equinox 1938-09-24
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Ritual bathing · Decorating walls · Repairing roads · Avoid everything else

Avoid

Fasting and Taoist rites · Weddings · Moving house · Travel · Raising the ridge beam · Moving into a new home

Clash
Horse · Sha direction south
Day god
Controller of Fate · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Balance
Lunar mansion
Root · inauspicious
Nine star
九紫火
Fetus god
仓库碓 外东北
Directions
Joy south · Wealth south · Fortune northwest
Peng Zu's taboos
壬不泱水更难提防 子不问卜自惹祸殃
Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · sì xiāng · shí dé · yáng dé · mín rì · yù yǔ · Controller of Fate · míng fèi duì

Inauspicious stars

hé kuí · sǐ shén · tiān lì · zhì sǐ · wǎng wáng

Hours of the day

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

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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