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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 8 March 1976

Monday

Lunar date
农历丙辰年二月初八
丙辰 (Bingchen) · Year of the Dragon · 辛卯 己未
Nayin Fire in the Sky
Solar term
Awakening of Insects
Pentad · táo shǐ huá
Next solar term · Spring Equinox 1976-03-20
Auspicious

Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Consecrating sacred images · Sculpting and painting deities · Fasting and Taoist rites · Making agreements · Betrothal gifts · Weddings · Demolition · Placing the bed · Moving into a new home · Installing the household altar · Moving a coffin · Repairing tombs · Burial · Thanking the Earth God · Planting · Cleansing and exorcism · Coming-of-age ceremony · Cutting cloth for garments · Moving house · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Erecting pillars · Draining water · Opening a grave for reburial · Erecting a tombstone

Avoid

Taking up a post

Clash
Ox · Sha direction west
Day god
Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Stable
Lunar mansion
Extended Net · auspicious
Nine star
二黑土
Fetus god
占门厕 外正东
Directions
Joy northeast · Wealth north · Fortune south
Peng Zu's taboos
己不破券二比并亡 未不服药毒气入肠
Auspicious stars

yuè dé hé · yīn dé · sān hé · shí yīn · xù shì · bǎo guāng

Inauspicious stars

sǐ qì · xuè jì · bā zhuān

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59甲子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial
01:00–02:59乙丑Vermilion Bird
03:00–04:59丙寅Golden CofferWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59丁卯Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Trading · Moving into a new home
07:00–08:59戊辰White TigerWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
09:00–10:59己巳Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
11:00–12:59庚午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Travel · Burial · Praying for children
13:00–14:59辛未Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial
15:00–16:59壬申Controller of FateWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Building and repairs
17:00–18:59癸酉Hooked ArrayWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
19:00–20:59甲戌Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59乙亥Bright HallWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Opening for business
23:00–23:59丙子Azure DragonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings

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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