Chinese almanac (Huangli), 23 August 1988

Tuesday · Ashura

Lunar date

农历戊辰年七月十二

戊辰 (Wuchen) · Year of the Dragon · 庚申庚戌

Nayin Hairpin Gold

Solar term today

End of Heat

Pentad · yīng nǎi jì niǎo

Next solar term · White Dew 1988-09-07

Auspicious

Sculpting and painting deities · Consecrating sacred images · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Acquiring livestock · Repairing walls · Blocking holes against pests · Planting · Raising livestock

Avoid

Weddings · Receiving wealth · Praying for blessings · Burial · Building and repairs · Opening for business · Trading · Signing contracts · Breaking ground · Raising the ridge beam

Clash: Dragon · Sha direction north
Day god: Controller of Fate · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer: Full
Lunar mansion: Encampment · auspicious
Nine star: 八白土
Fetus god: 碓磨栖外东北
Directions: Joy northwest · Wealth east · Fortune southwest
Peng Zu's taboos: 庚不经络织机虚张戌不吃犬作怪上床

Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · mǔ cāng · yáng dé · shǒu rì · tiān wū · fú dé · liù yí · jìng ān · Controller of Fate

Inauspicious stars

yàn duì · zhāo yáo · tiān gǒu · jiǔ kōng · fù rì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59	丙子	Heavenly Prison	Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
01:00–02:59	丁丑	Black Tortoise	Weddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
03:00–04:59	戊寅	Controller of Fate	Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
05:00–06:59	己卯	Hooked Array	Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
07:00–08:59	庚辰	Azure Dragon
09:00–10:59	辛巳	Bright Hall	Weddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
11:00–12:59	壬午	Heavenly Punishment	Thanksgiving to the gods · Seeking wealth
13:00–14:59	癸未	Vermilion Bird	Weddings · Burial · Building and repairs · Thanksgiving to the gods
15:00–16:59	甲申	Golden Coffer	Weddings · Travel · Opening for business · Taking up a post
17:00–18:59	乙酉	Heavenly Virtue	Weddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
19:00–20:59	丙戌	White Tiger	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
21:00–22:59	丁亥	Jade Hall	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
23:00–23:59	戊子	White Tiger	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading

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: 23 August 1988
Julian calendar: 10 August 1988 (Julian)
Chinese calendar (Nongli): Wuchen year (Dragon), month 7, day 12
Korean calendar (Dangi): Dangi 4321, month 7, day 12
Tibetan calendar (Phugpa): Rabjung 17, Earth Dragon year, month 7, day 11
Hebrew calendar: 10 Elul 5748 AM
Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura): 10 Muharram 1409 AH
Solar Hijri calendar (Persian): 1 Shahrivar 1367 SH
Ethiopian calendar: 17 Nehase 1980 EC
Coptic calendar: 17 Mesori 1704 AM
Indian national calendar (Saka): 1 Bhadra 1910 Saka
Japanese era calendar: Shōwa 63, August 23
Thai solar calendar (Buddhist Era): 23 August BE 2531
Minguo calendar: 23 August, Minguo 77
Maya calendars: 12.18.15.5.14 10 Ix 17 Yaxk'in
Aztec calendars: 10 Ocelotl (jaguar), 16 Panquetzaliztli
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar: 30 Choiak, Akhet (inundation), year 2737 of Nabonassar
Roman calendar: a.d. IV Id. Aug., 2741 AUC