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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 8 December 1998

Tuesday

Lunar date
农历戊寅年十月二十
戊寅 (Wuyin) · Year of the Tiger · 甲子 己丑
Nayin Thunderbolt Fire
Solar term
Major Snow
Pentad · hé dàn bù míng
Next solar term · Winter Solstice 1998-12-22
Auspicious

Betrothal gifts · Making agreements · Weddings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Installing the household altar · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Travel · Visiting family and friends · Setting up the loom · Seeking a doctor · Medical treatment · Cleansing and exorcism · Demolition · Laying foundations · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Setting column bases · Cleaning the house · Planting · Raising livestock · Building livestock pens

Avoid

Fasting and Taoist rites · Making beams · Digging wells · Funeral procession · Burial

Clash
Goat · Sha direction east
Day god
Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Remove
Lunar mansion
Turtle Beak · inauspicious
Nine star
八白土
Fetus god
占门厕 外正北
Directions
Joy northeast · Wealth north · Fortune south
Peng Zu's taboos
己不破券二比并亡 丑不冠带主不还乡
Auspicious stars

yīn dé · shǒu rì · jí qī · liù hé · bù jiàng · pǔ hù · bǎo guāng

Inauspicious stars

Four Separations (eve of equinox or solstice) · sān sàng

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59甲子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial
01:00–02:59乙丑Vermilion BirdWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
03:00–04:59丙寅Golden CofferWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59丁卯Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
07:00–08:59戊辰White Tiger
09:00–10:59己巳Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
11:00–12:59庚午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Travel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings
13:00–14:59辛未Black Tortoise
15:00–16:59壬申Controller of FateWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Building and repairs
17:00–18:59癸酉Hooked ArrayWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
19:00–20:59甲戌Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59乙亥Bright HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
23:00–23:59丙子Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home

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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Roman calendar
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