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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 3 December 2009
Thursday
Lunar date
农历己丑年十月十七
己丑 (Jichou) · Year of the Ox · 乙亥 壬午
Nayin Willow Wood
Solar term
Minor Snow
Pentad · bì sè ér chéng dōng
Next solar term · Major Snow 2009-12-07
Auspicious
Weddings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Consecrating sacred images · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Travel · Demolition · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Cleansing and exorcism · Opening for business · Trading · Signing contracts · Hanging a signboard · Receiving wealth · Moving into a new home · Moving house · Placing the bed · Planting · Acquiring livestock
Avoid
Visiting the sick · Burial
- Clash
- Rat · Sha direction north
- Day god
- Azure Dragon · Yellow Path (auspicious)
- Day officer
- Danger
- Lunar mansion
- Horn · auspicious
- Nine star
- 六白金
- Fetus god
- 仓库碓 外西北
- Directions
- Joy south · Wealth south · Fortune northwest
- Peng Zu's taboos
- 壬不泱水更难提防 午不苫盖屋主更张
Auspicious stars
tiān ēn · bù jiàng · pǔ hù · Azure Dragon · míng fèi
Inauspicious stars
tiān lì · zhì sǐ · wǔ xū · fù rì
Hours of the day
| 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Golden Coffer | |
| 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Praying for blessings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Building a stove · Thanksgiving to the gods |
| 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | White Tiger | Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business |
| 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Jade Hall | Weddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business |
| 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Heavenly Prison | Weddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial |
| 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Black Tortoise | Seeking wealth |
| 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Controller of Fate | Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings |
| 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Hooked Array | Weddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings |
| 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Azure Dragon | Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home |
| 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Bright Hall | Weddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business |
| 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business |
| 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Vermilion Bird | Weddings · Travel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings |
| 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Punishment | Weddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Opening for business |
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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