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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 6 October 1948

Wednesday

Lunar date
农历戊子年九月初四
戊子 (Wuzi) · Year of the Rat · 辛酉 甲子
Nayin Gold in the Sea
Solar term
Autumn Equinox
Pentad · shuǐ shǐ hé
Next solar term · Cold Dew 1948-10-08
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Decorating walls · Repairing roads · Encoffining · Moving a coffin

Avoid

Weddings · Moving into a new home · Raising the ridge beam · Installing doors

Clash
Horse · Sha direction south
Day god
Controller of Fate · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Balance
Lunar mansion
Winnowing Basket · auspicious
Nine star
六白金
Fetus god
占门碓 外东南
Directions
Joy northeast · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
甲不开仓财物耗散 子不问卜自惹祸殃
Auspicious stars

yuè kōng · tiān ēn · shí dé · yáng dé · mín rì · yù yǔ · Controller of Fate

Inauspicious stars

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

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59甲子Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Praying for blessings · Burial
01:00–02:59乙丑Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial
03:00–04:59丙寅White TigerWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Taking up a post
05:00–06:59丁卯Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
07:00–08:59戊辰Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
09:00–10:59己巳Black TortoiseWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
11:00–12:59庚午Controller of Fate
13:00–14:59辛未Hooked ArrayWeddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial
15:00–16:59壬申Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59癸酉Bright HallMoving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business · Placing the bed
19:00–20:59甲戌Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Burial
21:00–22:59乙亥Vermilion BirdWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
23:00–23:59丙子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · 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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