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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 13 September 1997

Saturday

Lunar date
农历丁丑年八月十二
丁丑 (Dingchou) · Year of the Ox · 己酉 戊午
Nayin Fire in the Sky
Solar term
White Dew
Pentad · xuán niǎo guī
Next solar term · Autumn Equinox 1997-09-23
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Weddings · Catching pests

Avoid

Consecrating sacred images · Breaking ground · Breaking ground for a grave · Opening for business · Building and repairs · Moving into a new home · Installing doors

Clash
Rat · Sha direction north
Day god
Golden Coffer · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Receive
Lunar mansion
Stomach · auspicious
Nine star
九紫火
Fetus god
房床碓 外正东
Directions
Joy southeast · Wealth north · Fortune north
Peng Zu's taboos
戊不受田田主不祥 午不苫盖屋主更张
Auspicious stars

bù jiàng · fú shēng · Golden Coffer

Inauspicious stars

tiān gāng · dà shí · dà bài · xián chí · tiān zéi · sì hào · jiǔ kǎn · jiǔ jiāo

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59壬子Golden Coffer
01:00–02:59癸丑Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Burial · Building and repairs · Thanksgiving to the gods
03:00–04:59甲寅White TigerWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
05:00–06:59乙卯Jade HallTravel · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
07:00–08:59丙辰Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
09:00–10:59丁巳Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
11:00–12:59戊午Controller of FateWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
13:00–14:59己未Hooked ArrayWeddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Praying for children
15:00–16:59庚申Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Taking up a post
17:00–18:59辛酉Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
19:00–20:59壬戌Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Moving into a new home · Burial · Building and repairs
21:00–22:59癸亥Vermilion BirdWeddings · Moving into a new home · Burial · Building and repairs
23:00–23:59甲子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · 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.

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