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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 17 September 1997
Wednesday
Lunar date
农历丁丑年八月十六
丁丑 (Dingchou) · Year of the Ox · 己酉 壬戌
Nayin Water of the Great Sea
Solar term
White Dew
Pentad · qún niǎo yǎng xiū
Next solar term · Autumn Equinox 1997-09-23
Auspicious
Travel · Cleansing and exorcism · Betrothal gifts · Coming-of-age ceremony · Carving · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Laying foundations · Raising the ridge beam · Closing the roof ridge · Placing the bed · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business · Planting · Building a privy
Avoid
Building temples · Installing doors · Funeral procession · Burial
- Clash
- Dragon · Sha direction north
- Day god
- Heavenly Prison · Black Path (inauspicious)
- Day officer
- Remove
- Lunar mansion
- Three Stars · auspicious
- Nine star
- 五黄土
- Fetus god
- 仓库栖 外东南
- Directions
- Joy south · Wealth south · Fortune northwest
- Peng Zu's taboos
- 壬不泱水更难提防 戌不吃犬作怪上床
Auspicious stars
mǔ cāng · sì xiāng · shǒu rì · jí qī · xù shì
Inauspicious stars
yuè hài · xuè jì · Heavenly Prison
Hours of the day
| 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Prison | Weddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home |
| 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Black Tortoise | Weddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial |
| 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Controller of Fate | Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business |
| 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Hooked Array | Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed |
| 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Azure Dragon | |
| 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Bright Hall | Weddings · Travel · Burial · Building and repairs |
| 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Heavenly Punishment | Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business |
| 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Vermilion Bird | Weddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) |
| 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Golden Coffer | Weddings · Opening for business · Burial · Seeking wealth |
| 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Building and repairs · Building a stove |
| 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | White Tiger | Weddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial |
| 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Jade Hall | Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home |
| 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | White Tiger | Weddings · Moving into a new home · Opening for business · 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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