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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 20 March 1973
Tuesday
Lunar date
农历癸丑年二月十六
癸丑 (Guichou) · Year of the Ox · 乙卯 乙卯
Nayin Water of the Great Stream
Solar term
Awakening of Insects
Pentad · yīng huà wèi jiū
Next solar term · Spring Equinox 1973-03-21
Auspicious
Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Visiting family and friends · Signing contracts · Trading · Cutting cloth for garments · Hanging bed curtains · Weddings · Coming-of-age ceremony · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
Avoid
Planting · Breaking ground · Burial · Digging wells · Repairing tombs · Visiting the sick
- Clash
- Rooster · Sha direction west
- Day god
- Bright Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
- Day officer
- Establish
- Lunar mansion
- Tail · auspicious
- Nine star
- 四绿木
- Fetus god
- 碓磨门 外正东
- Directions
- Joy northwest · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
- Peng Zu's taboos
- 乙不栽植千株不长 卯不穿井水泉不香
- Folk taboo days
- Four Separations (eve of equinox or solstice)
Auspicious stars
guān rì · liù yí · fú shēng · wǔ hé · Bright Hall · míng fèi duì
Inauspicious stars
yuè jiàn · xiǎo shí · tǔ fǔ · yàn duì · zhāo yáo · fù rì · yáng cuò
Hours of the day
| 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | Controller of Fate | Praying for blessings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Building and repairs · Building a stove |
| 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Hooked Array | Weddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial |
| 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Azure Dragon | Weddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Placing the bed |
| 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Bright Hall | Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home |
| 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Weddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings |
| 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Vermilion Bird | Weddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Roofing |
| 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Golden Coffer | Weddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home |
| 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Heavenly Virtue | Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed |
| 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | White Tiger | Weddings · Travel · Seeking wealth |
| 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Jade Hall | |
| 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Heavenly Prison | Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings |
| 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Black Tortoise | Weddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business |
| 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Heavenly Prison | Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed |
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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