Chinese almanac (Huangli), 23 August 1995

Wednesday

Lunar date

农历乙亥年七月廿八

乙亥 (Yihai) · Year of the Pig · 甲申丙戌

Nayin Earth on the Roof

Solar term today

End of Heat

Pentad · yīng nǎi jì niǎo

Next solar term · White Dew 1995-09-08

Auspicious

Sculpting and painting deities · Coming-of-age ceremony · Weddings · Visiting family and friends · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Setting up the loom · Cutting cloth for garments · Planting · Acquiring livestock · Raising livestock · Repairing walls · Blocking holes against pests · Catching pests

Avoid

Praying for blessings · Opening for business · Breaking ground · Funeral procession · Burial

Clash: Dragon · Sha direction north
Day god: Controller of Fate · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer: Full
Lunar mansion: Three Stars · auspicious
Nine star: 八白土
Fetus god: 厨灶栖外西北
Directions: Joy southwest · Wealth southwest · Fortune east
Peng Zu's taboos: 丙不修灶必见灾殃戌不吃犬作怪上床

Auspicious stars

yuè kōng · 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

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59	戊子	Heavenly Prison	Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Thanksgiving to the gods · Seeking wealth
01:00–02:59	己丑	Black Tortoise	Weddings · Moving house · Burial · Building and repairs
03:00–04:59	庚寅	Controller of Fate	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59	辛卯	Hooked Array	Weddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
07:00–08:59	壬辰	Azure Dragon
09:00–10:59	癸巳	Bright Hall	Weddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
11:00–12:59	甲午	Heavenly Punishment	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59	乙未	Vermilion Bird	Weddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
15:00–16:59	丙申	Golden Coffer	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59	丁酉	Heavenly Virtue	Weddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Burial
19:00–20:59	戊戌	White Tiger	Weddings · Travel · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
21:00–22:59	己亥	Jade Hall	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
23:00–23:59	庚子	White Tiger	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · 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: 23 August 1995
Julian calendar: 10 August 1995 (Julian)
Chinese calendar (Nongli): Yihai year (Pig), month 7, day 28
Korean calendar (Dangi): Dangi 4328, month 7, day 27
Tibetan calendar (Phugpa): Rabjung 17, Wood Pig year, month 6, day 28
Hebrew calendar: 27 Av 5755 AM
Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura): 26 Rabiʿ al-Awwal 1416 AH
Solar Hijri calendar (Persian): 1 Shahrivar 1374 SH
Ethiopian calendar: 17 Nehase 1987 EC
Coptic calendar: 17 Mesori 1711 AM
Indian national calendar (Saka): 1 Bhadra 1917 Saka
Japanese era calendar: Heisei 7, August 23
Thai solar calendar (Buddhist Era): 23 August BE 2538
Minguo calendar: 23 August, Minguo 84
Maya calendars: 12.19.2.7.10 5 Ok 18 Yaxk'in
Aztec calendars: 5 Itzcuintli (dog), 17 Panquetzaliztli
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar: 1 Tybi, Peret (growth), year 2744 of Nabonassar
Roman calendar: a.d. IV Id. Aug., 2748 AUC