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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 12 December 1985

Thursday

Lunar date
农历乙丑年十一月初一
乙丑 (Yichou) · Year of the Ox · 戊子 乙酉
Nayin Water in the Spring
Solar term
Major Snow
Pentad · hǔ shǐ jiāo
Next solar term · Winter Solstice 1985-12-22
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Ritual bathing · Building a stove · Receiving wealth · Catching pests · Hunting · Placing the bed · Cleaning the house

Avoid

Opening for business · Fasting and Taoist rites · Breaking ground for a grave · Burial

Clash
Rabbit · Sha direction east
Day god
Bright Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Receive
Lunar mansion
Dipper · auspicious
Nine star
三碧木
Fetus god
碓磨门 外西北
Directions
Joy northwest · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
乙不栽植千株不长 酉不会客醉坐颠狂
Auspicious stars

mǔ cāng · sì xiāng · jīn táng · chú shén · Bright Hall · míng fèi

Inauspicious stars

hé kuí · dà shí · dà bài · xián chí · wǔ lí

Hours of the day

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

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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