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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 27 April 1997

Sunday · Orthodox Easter

Lunar date
农历丁丑年三月廿一
丁丑 (Dingchou) · Year of the Ox · 甲辰 己亥
Nayin Wood on the Plain
Solar term
Grain Rain
Pentad · míng jiū fú qí yǔ
Next solar term · Start of Summer 1997-05-05
Auspicious

Ritual bathing · Making nets · Fishing

Avoid

Weddings · Moving into a new home · Burial

Clash
Snake · Sha direction west
Day god
Jade Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Danger
Lunar mansion
Hairy Head · inauspicious
Nine star
三碧木
Fetus god
占门床 房内中
Directions
Joy northeast · Wealth north · Fortune south
Peng Zu's taboos
己不破券二比并亡 亥不嫁娶不利新郎
Auspicious stars

mǔ cāng · bù jiàng · Jade Hall

Inauspicious stars

yóu huò · tiān zéi · chóng rì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59甲子White TigerWeddings · Travel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings
01:00–02:59乙丑Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
03:00–04:59丙寅Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59丁卯Black TortoiseWeddings · Travel · Trading · Moving into a new home
07:00–08:59戊辰Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Taking up a post
09:00–10:59己巳Hooked Array
11:00–12:59庚午Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
13:00–14:59辛未Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
15:00–16:59壬申Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Burial · Praying for children
17:00–18:59癸酉Vermilion BirdWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
19:00–20:59甲戌Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Burial
21:00–22:59乙亥Heavenly VirtuePraying for blessings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Building and repairs · Building a stove
23:00–23:59丙子Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Praying for blessings · 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.

This day in other calendars

Gregorian calendar
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Julian calendar
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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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Solar Hijri calendar (Persian)
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Ethiopian calendar
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Coptic calendar
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Indian national calendar (Saka)
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Japanese era calendar
Heisei 9, April 27
Minguo calendar
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Maya calendars
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Aztec calendars
7 Calli (house), 20 Tlaxochimaco
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar
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Roman calendar
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