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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 15 May 1942

Friday

Lunar date
农历壬午年四月初一
壬午 (Renwu) · Year of the Horse · 乙巳 戊辰
Nayin Wood of the Great Forest
Solar term
Start of Summer
Pentad · qiū yǐn chū
Next solar term · Grain Buds 1942-05-22
Auspicious

Weddings · Cutting cloth for garments · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Travel · Placing the bed · Building a stove · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Breaking ground for a grave · Burial

Avoid

Taking up a post · Catching pests

Clash
Dog · Sha direction south
Day god
Controller of Fate · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Close
Lunar mansion
Ghost · inauspicious
Nine star
八白土
Fetus god
房床栖 外正南
Directions
Joy southeast · Wealth north · Fortune north
Peng Zu's taboos
戊不受田田主不祥 辰不哭泣必主重丧
Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · sì xiāng · shí dé · yáng dé · fú shēng · Controller of Fate

Inauspicious stars

yuè shà · yuè xū · xuè zhī · wǔ xū · jué yīn

Hours of the day

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