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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 18 March 1940

Monday

Lunar date
农历庚辰年二月初十
庚辰 (Gengchen) · Year of the Dragon · 己卯 庚申
Nayin Pomegranate Wood
Solar term
Awakening of Insects
Pentad · yīng huà wèi jiū
Next solar term · Spring Equinox 1940-03-21
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Cleansing and exorcism · Encoffining · Removing mourning clothes · Putting on mourning clothes · Moving a coffin · Opening a grave for reburial · Burial · Repairing tombs · Erecting a tombstone · Thanking the Earth God · Ritual bathing · Cleaning the house · Catching pests · Fishing · Making nets · Hunting · Haircut

Avoid

Placing the bed · Weddings · Building a stove · Moving into a new home

Clash
Tiger · Sha direction south
Day god
White Tiger · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Initiate
Lunar mansion
Net · auspicious
Nine star
三碧木
Fetus god
碓磨炉 外东南
Directions
Joy northwest · Wealth east · Fortune southwest
Peng Zu's taboos
庚不经络织机虚张 申不安床鬼祟入房
Auspicious stars

yuè kōng · tiān mǎ · yào ān · jiě shén · chú shén · míng fèi

Inauspicious stars

jié shà · xiǎo hào · sì fèi · wǔ lí · bā zhuān · White Tiger

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59丙子Azure DragonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
01:00–02:59丁丑Bright HallWeddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
03:00–04:59戊寅Heavenly Punishment
05:00–06:59己卯Vermilion BirdWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
07:00–08:59庚辰Golden CofferWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
09:00–10:59辛巳Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
11:00–12:59壬午White TigerThanksgiving to the gods · Seeking wealth
13:00–14:59癸未Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
15:00–16:59甲申Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Moving into a new home · Opening for business · Burial
17:00–18:59乙酉Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
19:00–20:59丙戌Controller of FateWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59丁亥Hooked ArrayMoving into a new home · Burial · Building and repairs
23:00–23:59戊子Controller of FateWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home

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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