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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 20 February 2000

Sunday

Lunar date
农历庚辰年正月十六
庚辰 (Gengchen) · Year of the Dragon · 戊寅 戊申
Nayin Earth of the Highway
Solar term
Rain Water
Pentad · tǎ jì yú
Next solar term · Awakening of Insects 2000-03-05
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Cleansing and exorcism · Medical treatment · Pulling down a house · Pulling down walls · Cleaning the house

Avoid

Avoid everything else

Clash
Tiger · Sha direction south
Day god
Heavenly Prison · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Destruction
Lunar mansion
Emptiness · inauspicious
Nine star
九紫火
Fetus god
房床炉 房内中
Directions
Joy southeast · Wealth north · Fortune north
Peng Zu's taboos
戊不受田田主不祥 申不安床鬼祟入房
Auspicious stars

yì mǎ · tiān hòu · pǔ hù · jiě shén · chú shén

Inauspicious stars

yuè pò · dà hào · wǔ lí · Heavenly Prison

Hours of the day

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

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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