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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 18 July 1956

Wednesday · Day of Arafah

Lunar date
农历丙申年六月十一
丙申 (Bingshen) · Year of the Monkey · 乙未 丙戌
Nayin Earth on the Roof
Solar term
Minor Heat
Pentad · yīng shǐ zhì
Next solar term · Major Heat 1956-07-23
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Cleansing and exorcism · Avoid everything else

Avoid

Nothing is favourable

Clash
Dragon · Sha direction north
Day god
Azure Dragon · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Balance
Lunar mansion
Three Stars · auspicious
Nine star
五黄土
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

yào ān · Azure Dragon

Inauspicious stars

hé kuí · sǐ shén · yuè shà · yuè xū · tǔ fú · dì náng

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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