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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 20 February 1950

Monday

Lunar date
农历庚寅年正月初四
庚寅 (Gengyin) · Year of the Tiger · 戊寅 丙戌
Nayin Earth on the Roof
Solar term
Rain Water
Pentad · tǎ jì yú
Next solar term · Awakening of Insects 1950-03-06
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Making nets · Encoffining · Removing mourning clothes · Putting on mourning clothes · Moving a coffin · Burial · Breaking ground for a grave

Avoid

Avoid everything else

Clash
Dragon · Sha direction north
Day god
Controller of Fate · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Success
Lunar mansion
Heart · inauspicious
Nine star
二黑土
Fetus god
厨灶栖 外西北
Directions
Joy southwest · Wealth southwest · Fortune east
Peng Zu's taboos
丙不修灶必见灾殃 戌不吃犬作怪上床
Auspicious stars

yuè dé · tiān ēn · sì xiāng · yáng dé · sān hé · tiān xǐ · tiān yī · Controller of Fate

Inauspicious stars

yuè yàn · dì huǒ · sì jī · dà shà

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59戊子Heavenly PrisonSacrifices and ancestor offerings · Thanksgiving to the gods · Seeking wealth
01:00–02:59己丑Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Building and repairs
03:00–04:59庚寅Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59辛卯Hooked ArrayWeddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
07:00–08:59壬辰Azure Dragon
09:00–10:59癸巳Bright HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
11:00–12:59甲午Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59乙未Vermilion BirdWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
15:00–16:59丙申Golden CofferWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59丁酉Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Burial
19:00–20:59戊戌White TigerWeddings · Travel · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
21:00–22:59己亥Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
23:00–23:59庚子White TigerWeddings · Travel · Moving house · 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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