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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 13 March 1959

Friday

Lunar date
农历己亥年二月初五
己亥 (Jihai) · Year of the Pig · 丁卯 甲午
Nayin Gold in the Sand
Solar term
Awakening of Insects
Pentad · cāng gēng míng
Next solar term · Spring Equinox 1959-03-21
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Weddings · Coming-of-age ceremony · Decorating walls · Buying property · Repairing roads

Avoid

Opening granaries · Shipping goods · Roofing · Building a stove · Opening for business · Trading · Signing contracts · Planting

Clash
Rat · Sha direction north
Day god
Golden Coffer · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Balance
Lunar mansion
Ox · inauspicious
Nine star
一白水
Fetus god
占门碓 房内北
Directions
Joy northeast · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
甲不开仓财物耗散 午不苫盖屋主更张
Folk taboo days
Monthly taboo day
Auspicious stars

yuè dé · shí dé · mín rì · yì hòu · Golden Coffer · míng fèi

Inauspicious stars

hé kuí · sǐ shén · tiān lì · zhì sǐ

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59甲子Golden Coffer
01:00–02:59乙丑Heavenly VirtuePraying for blessings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Building and repairs · Building a stove
03:00–04:59丙寅White TigerWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59丁卯Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
07:00–08:59戊辰Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Fasting and Taoist rites
09:00–10:59己巳Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Burial
11:00–12:59庚午Controller of FateWeddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial
13:00–14:59辛未Hooked ArrayWeddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Praying for children
15:00–16:59壬申Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
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 · Trading · Opening for business
21:00–22:59乙亥Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
23:00–23:59丙子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial

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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