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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 18 October 2000
Wednesday
Lunar date
农历庚辰年九月廿一
庚辰 (Gengchen) · Year of the Dragon · 丙戌 己酉
Nayin Earth of the Highway
Solar term
Cold Dew
Pentad · jú yǒu huáng huā
Next solar term · Frost's Descent 2000-10-23
Auspicious
Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Cleansing and exorcism · Cutting cloth for garments · Haircut · Placing the bed · Building a stove · Building livestock pens · Draining water · Building embankments · Repairing walls · Blocking holes against pests · Trimming nails · Cleaning the house
Avoid
Weddings · Consecrating sacred images · Visiting family and friends · Digging wells · Installing doors · Planting
- Clash
- Rabbit · Sha direction east
- Day god
- Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path (auspicious)
- Day officer
- Close
- Lunar mansion
- Chariot · auspicious
- Nine star
- 三碧木
- Fetus god
- 占大门 外东北
- Directions
- Joy northeast · Wealth north · Fortune south
- Peng Zu's taboos
- 己不破券二比并亡 酉不会客醉坐颠狂
Auspicious stars
tiān ēn · guān rì · chú shén · bǎo guāng · míng fèi
Inauspicious stars
yuè hài · tiān lì · zhì sǐ · xuè zhī · wǔ lí
Hours of the day
| 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Controller of Fate | Weddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings |
| 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Hooked Array | Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings |
| 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | Azure Dragon | Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business |
| 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Bright Hall | |
| 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business |
| 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Vermilion Bird | Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business |
| 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | Golden Coffer | Weddings · Travel · Opening for business · Taking up a post |
| 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Heavenly Virtue | Weddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings |
| 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | White Tiger | Weddings · Travel · Burial · Building and repairs |
| 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Jade Hall | Weddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home |
| 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Heavenly Prison | Weddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) |
| 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Black Tortoise | Weddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) |
| 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Prison | Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · 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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