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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 29 December 1978

Friday

Lunar date
农历戊午年十一月三十
戊午 (Wuwu) · Year of the Horse · 甲子 乙丑
Nayin Gold in the Sea
Solar term
Winter Solstice
Pentad · mí jiǎo jiě
Next solar term · Minor Cold 1979-01-06
Auspicious

Weddings · Betrothal gifts · Making agreements · Making carts and tools · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Building temples · Installing the household altar · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Travel · Bride's visit to her parents · Starting school · Moving into a new home · Trading · Signing contracts · Seeking a doctor · Medical treatment · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Erecting pillars · Raising the ridge beam · Roofing · Laying foundations · Installing doors

Avoid

Fasting and Taoist rites · Felling trees · Making beams · Burial · Funeral procession

Clash
Goat · Sha direction east
Day god
Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Remove
Lunar mansion
Bond · auspicious
Nine star
二黑土
Fetus god
碓磨厕 外东南
Directions
Joy northwest · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
乙不栽植千株不长 丑不冠带主不还乡
Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · sì xiāng · yīn dé · shǒu rì · jí qī · liù hé · pǔ hù · bǎo guāng

Inauspicious stars

sān sàng · guǐ kū

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59丙子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
01:00–02:59丁丑Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
03:00–04:59戊寅Golden CofferWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
05:00–06:59己卯Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
07:00–08:59庚辰White Tiger
09:00–10:59辛巳Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Opening for business
11:00–12:59壬午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
13:00–14:59癸未Black Tortoise
15:00–16:59甲申Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings
17:00–18:59乙酉Hooked ArrayWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
19:00–20:59丙戌Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59丁亥Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
23:00–23:59戊子Azure DragonTravel · Taking up a post · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Thanksgiving to the gods

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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