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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 19 May 2008

Monday

Lunar date
农历戊子年四月十五
戊子 (Wuzi) · Year of the Rat · 丁巳 己未
Nayin Fire in the Sky
Solar term
Start of Summer
Pentad · wáng guā shēng
Next solar term · Grain Buds 2008-05-21
Auspicious

Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Raising livestock · Buying property · Blocking holes against pests · Making nets · Avoid everything else

Avoid

Nothing is favourable

Clash
Ox · Sha direction west
Day god
Bright Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Full
Lunar mansion
Extended Net · auspicious
Nine star
五黄土
Fetus god
占门厕 外正东
Directions
Joy northeast · Wealth north · Fortune south
Peng Zu's taboos
己不破券二比并亡 未不服药毒气入肠
Auspicious stars

yuè ēn · sì xiāng · shǒu rì · tiān wū · fú dé · yì hòu · Bright Hall

Inauspicious stars

yuè yàn · dì huǒ · jiǔ kōng · jiǔ kǎn · jiǔ jiāo · dà shà · bā zhuān · gū chén · yīn cuò

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59甲子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial
01:00–02:59乙丑Vermilion Bird
03:00–04:59丙寅Golden CofferWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59丁卯Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Trading · Moving into a new home
07:00–08:59戊辰White TigerWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
09:00–10:59己巳Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
11:00–12:59庚午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Travel · Burial · Praying for children
13:00–14:59辛未Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial
15:00–16:59壬申Controller of FateWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Building and repairs
17:00–18:59癸酉Hooked ArrayWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
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 · Trading · Opening for business
23:00–23:59丙子Azure DragonWeddings · 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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