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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 20 October 1987

Tuesday

Lunar date
农历丁卯年八月廿八
丁卯 (Dingmao) · Year of the Rabbit · 庚戌 壬寅
Nayin Gold Leaf
Solar term
Cold Dew
Pentad · jú yǒu huáng huā
Next solar term · Frost's Descent 1987-10-24
Auspicious

Encoffining · Removing mourning clothes · Putting on mourning clothes · Moving a coffin · Breaking ground for a grave · Opening a grave for reburial · Burial

Avoid

Moving house · Moving into a new home

Clash
Monkey · Sha direction north
Day god
Controller of Fate · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Stable
Lunar mansion
Encampment · auspicious
Nine star
一白水
Fetus god
仓库炉 房内南
Directions
Joy south · Wealth south · Fortune northwest
Peng Zu's taboos
壬不泱水更难提防 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝
Auspicious stars

yuè kōng · sì xiāng · yáng dé · sān hé · lín rì · shí yīn · wǔ hé · Controller of Fate · míng fèi duì

Inauspicious stars

yuè yàn · dì huǒ · sǐ qì · jiǔ kǎn · jiǔ jiāo · liǎo lì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59庚子Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
01:00–02:59辛丑Bright HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
03:00–04:59壬寅Heavenly Punishment
05:00–06:59癸卯Vermilion BirdWeddings · Burial · Building and repairs · Thanksgiving to the gods
07:00–08:59甲辰Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Praying for blessings · Burial
09:00–10:59乙巳Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Burial · Building and repairs
11:00–12:59丙午White TigerWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59丁未Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
15:00–16:59戊申Heavenly Prison
17:00–18:59己酉Black TortoiseWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
19:00–20:59庚戌Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
21:00–22:59辛亥Hooked ArrayWeddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Praying for children
23:00–23:59壬子Controller of FateWeddings · Moving into a new home · Opening for business · Burial

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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Roman calendar
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