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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 17 January 1981

Saturday

Lunar date
农历庚申年十二月十二
庚申 (Gengshen) · Year of the Monkey · 己丑 乙未
Nayin Gold in the Sand
Solar term
Minor Cold
Pentad · zhì shǐ gòu
Next solar term · Major Cold 1981-01-20
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Pulling down a house · Pulling down walls · Cleansing and exorcism · Avoid everything else

Avoid

Opening for business · Breaking ground · Breaking ground for a grave

Clash
Ox · Sha direction west
Day god
Black Tortoise · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Destruction
Lunar mansion
Girl · inauspicious
Nine star
五黄土
Fetus god
碓磨厕 房内北
Directions
Joy northwest · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
乙不栽植千株不长 未不服药毒气入肠
Auspicious stars

tiān dé hé · yuè dé hé · sì xiāng · pǔ hù

Inauspicious stars

yuè pò · dà hào · sì jī · jiǔ kōng · yuán wǔ

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59丙子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial
01:00–02:59丁丑Vermilion Bird
03:00–04:59戊寅Golden CofferWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
05:00–06:59己卯Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
07:00–08:59庚辰White Tiger
09:00–10:59辛巳Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
11:00–12:59壬午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59癸未Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
15:00–16:59甲申Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Praying for children · Seeking wealth
17:00–18:59乙酉Hooked Array
19:00–20:59丙戌Azure DragonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59丁亥Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
23:00–23:59戊子Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Trading · 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.

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