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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 23 April 2008

Wednesday

Lunar date
农历戊子年三月十八
戊子 (Wuzi) · Year of the Rat · 丙辰 癸巳
Nayin Long-Flowing Water
Solar term
Grain Rain
Pentad · píng shǐ shēng
Next solar term · Start of Summer 2008-05-05
Auspicious

Betrothal gifts · Consecrating sacred images · Seeking a doctor · Medical treatment · Breaking ground · Raising the ridge beam · Moving house · Moving into a new home

Avoid

Weddings · Opening for business · Burial

Clash
Pig · Sha direction east
Day god
Bright Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Remove
Lunar mansion
Chariot · auspicious
Nine star
六白金
Fetus god
占房床 房内北
Directions
Joy southeast · Wealth south · Fortune west
Peng Zu's taboos
癸不词讼理弱敌强 巳不远行财物伏藏
Folk taboo days
Sanniang Sha (folk unlucky day)
Auspicious stars

yīn dé · xiàng rì · jí qī · wǔ fù · jīn táng · Bright Hall

Inauspicious stars

jié shà · wǔ xū · chóng rì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59壬子White TigerWeddings · Burial · Praying for children · Seeking wealth
01:00–02:59癸丑Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
03:00–04:59甲寅Heavenly Prison
05:00–06:59乙卯Black TortoiseWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
07:00–08:59丙辰Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
09:00–10:59丁巳Hooked ArrayWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Taking up a post
11:00–12:59戊午Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Placing the bed
13:00–14:59己未Bright HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
15:00–16:59庚申Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59辛酉Vermilion BirdWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
19:00–20:59壬戌Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Burial
21:00–22:59癸亥Heavenly Virtue
23:00–23:59甲子Golden Coffer

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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