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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 16 September 2004

Thursday · Rosh Hashanah

Lunar date
农历甲申年八月初三
甲申 (Jiashen) · Year of the Monkey · 癸酉 戊戌
Nayin Wood on the Plain
Solar term
White Dew
Pentad · xuán niǎo guī
Next solar term · Autumn Equinox 2004-09-23
Auspicious

Weddings · Betrothal gifts · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Cleansing and exorcism · Travel · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Opening for business · Raising the ridge beam · Placing the bed · Trimming nails · Cleaning the house · Seeking a doctor · Medical treatment · Laying foundations · Setting column bases · Roofing · Closing the roof ridge

Avoid

Building temples · Funeral procession · Burial · Felling trees · Building a stove · Building boats

Clash
Dragon · Sha direction north
Day god
Heavenly Prison · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Remove
Lunar mansion
Horn · auspicious
Nine star
五黄土
Fetus god
房床栖 房内中
Directions
Joy southeast · Wealth north · Fortune north
Peng Zu's taboos
戊不受田田主不祥 戌不吃犬作怪上床
Folk taboo days
Sanniang Sha (folk unlucky day)
Auspicious stars

mǔ cāng · shǒu rì · jí qī · xù shì

Inauspicious stars

yuè hài · xuè jì · Heavenly Prison

Hours of the day

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