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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 10 May 1956

Thursday

Lunar date
农历丙申年四月初一
丙申 (Bingshen) · Year of the Monkey · 癸巳 丁丑
Nayin Water in the Ravine
Solar term
Start of Summer
Pentad · qiū yǐn chū
Next solar term · Grain Buds 1956-05-21
Auspicious

Opening for business · Trading · Signing contracts · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Consecrating sacred images · Felling trees · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Placing the bed · Demolition · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Planting · Breaking ground for a grave · Moving a coffin · Burial

Avoid

Moving into a new home · Moving house · Haircut · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Weddings · Travel

Clash
Goat · Sha direction east
Day god
Jade Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Success
Lunar mansion
Dipper · auspicious
Nine star
八白土
Fetus god
仓库厕 外正西
Directions
Joy south · Wealth southwest · Fortune east
Peng Zu's taboos
丁不剃头头必生疮 丑不冠带主不还乡
Auspicious stars

sān hé · lín rì · tiān xǐ · tiān yī · liù yí · Jade Hall

Inauspicious stars

yàn duì · zhāo yáo · sì jī · guī jì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59庚子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
01:00–02:59辛丑Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Taking up a post
03:00–04:59壬寅Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business
05:00–06:59癸卯Heavenly VirtueBuilding and repairs · Building a stove · Thanksgiving to the gods
07:00–08:59甲辰White Tiger
09:00–10:59乙巳Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
11:00–12:59丙午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
13:00–14:59丁未Black Tortoise
15:00–16:59戊申Controller of FateSacrifices and ancestor offerings · Building and repairs · Building a stove · Thanksgiving to the gods
17:00–18:59己酉Hooked ArrayWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
19:00–20:59庚戌Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59辛亥Bright HallTravel · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
23:00–23:59壬子Azure DragonWeddings · Opening for business · Burial · Seeking wealth

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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