Chinese almanac (Huangli), 8 August 1975

Friday

Lunar date

农历乙卯年七月初二

乙卯 (Yimao) · Year of the Rabbit · 甲申丙戌

Nayin Earth on the Roof

Solar term today

Start of Autumn

Pentad · liáng fēng zhì

Next solar term · End of Heat 1975-08-24

Auspicious

Sculpting and painting deities · Coming-of-age ceremony · Weddings · Visiting family and friends · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Setting up the loom · Cutting cloth for garments · Planting · Acquiring livestock · Raising livestock · Repairing walls · Blocking holes against pests · Catching pests

Avoid

Praying for blessings · Opening for business · Breaking ground · Funeral procession · Burial

Clash: Dragon · Sha direction north
Day god: Controller of Fate · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer: Full
Lunar mansion: Ox · inauspicious
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

yuè kōng · mǔ cāng · yáng dé · shǒu rì · tiān wū · fú dé · liù yí · jìng ān · Controller of Fate

Inauspicious stars

yàn duì · zhāo yáo · tiān gǒu · jiǔ kōng

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59	戊子	Heavenly Prison	Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Thanksgiving to the gods · Seeking wealth
01:00–02:59	己丑	Black Tortoise	Weddings · Moving house · Burial · Building and repairs
03:00–04:59	庚寅	Controller of Fate	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59	辛卯	Hooked Array	Weddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
07:00–08:59	壬辰	Azure Dragon
09:00–10:59	癸巳	Bright Hall	Weddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
11:00–12:59	甲午	Heavenly Punishment	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59	乙未	Vermilion Bird	Weddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
15:00–16:59	丙申	Golden Coffer	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59	丁酉	Heavenly Virtue	Weddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Burial
19:00–20:59	戊戌	White Tiger	Weddings · Travel · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
21:00–22:59	己亥	Jade Hall	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
23:00–23:59	庚子	White Tiger	Weddings · 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.

This day in other calendars

Gregorian calendar: 8 August 1975
Julian calendar: 26 July 1975 (Julian)
Chinese calendar (Nongli): Yimao year (Rabbit), month 7, day 2
Korean calendar (Dangi): Dangi 4308, month 7, day 2
Tibetan calendar (Phugpa): Rabjung 16, Wood Rabbit year, month 7, day 1
Hebrew calendar: 1 Elul 5735 AM
Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura): 29 Rajab 1395 AH
Solar Hijri calendar (Persian): 17 Mordad 1354 SH
Ethiopian calendar: 2 Nehase 1967 EC
Coptic calendar: 2 Mesori 1691 AM
Indian national calendar (Saka): 17 Shravana 1897 Saka
Japanese era calendar: Shōwa 50, August 8
Thai solar calendar (Buddhist Era): 8 August BE 2518
Minguo calendar: 8 August, Minguo 64
Maya calendars: 12.18.2.1.10 4 Ok 18 Xul
Aztec calendars: 4 Itzcuintli (dog), 17 Quecholli
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar: 11 Choiak, Akhet (inundation), year 2724 of Nabonassar
Roman calendar: a.d. VII Kal. Aug., 2728 AUC