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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 28 January 1988

Thursday

Lunar date
农历丁卯年十二月初十
丁卯 (Dingmao) · Year of the Rabbit · 癸丑 壬午
Nayin Willow Wood
Solar term
Major Cold
Pentad · zhēng niǎo lì jí
Next solar term · Start of Spring 1988-02-04
Auspicious

Weddings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Consecrating sacred images · Moving into a new home · Moving house · Placing the bed · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)

Avoid

Digging wells · Burial · Planting · Travel · Building a stove · Opening for business · Installing doors

Clash
Rat · Sha direction north
Day god
Heavenly Prison · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Initiate
Lunar mansion
Horn · auspicious
Nine star
一白水
Fetus god
仓库碓 外西北
Directions
Joy south · Wealth south · Fortune northwest
Peng Zu's taboos
壬不泱水更难提防 午不苫盖屋主更张
Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · jìng ān · jiě shén · míng fèi

Inauspicious stars

yuè hài · dà shí · dà bài · xián chí · xiǎo hào · wǔ xū · Heavenly Prison

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59庚子Golden Coffer
01:00–02:59辛丑Heavenly VirtuePraying for blessings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Building a stove · Thanksgiving to the gods
03:00–04:59壬寅White TigerWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59癸卯Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
07:00–08:59甲辰Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial
09:00–10:59乙巳Black TortoiseSeeking wealth
11:00–12:59丙午Controller of FateWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
13:00–14:59丁未Hooked ArrayWeddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
15:00–16:59戊申Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
17:00–18:59己酉Bright HallWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
19:00–20:59庚戌Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
21:00–22:59辛亥Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings
23:00–23:59壬子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · 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.

This day in other calendars

Gregorian calendar
28 January 1988
Julian calendar
15 January 1988 (Julian)
Chinese calendar (Nongli)
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Korean calendar (Dangi)
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Tibetan calendar (Phugpa)
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Hebrew calendar
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Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura)
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Ethiopian calendar
19 Tir 1980 EC
Coptic calendar
19 Tobi 1704 AM
Japanese era calendar
Shōwa 63, January 28
Minguo calendar
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Maya calendars
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Aztec calendars
10 Miquiztli (death), 8 Toxcatl
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar
7 Payni, Shemu (harvest), year 2736 of Nabonassar
Roman calendar
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