Chinese almanac (Huangli), 12 March 2011

Saturday

Lunar date

农历辛卯年二月初八

辛卯 (Xinmao) · Year of the Rabbit · 辛卯丙寅

Nayin Fire in the Furnace

Solar term

Awakening of Insects

Pentad · cāng gēng míng

Next solar term · Spring Equinox 2011-03-21

Auspicious

Making agreements · Betrothal gifts · Coming-of-age ceremony · Demolition · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Placing the bed · Encoffining · Removing mourning clothes · Putting on mourning clothes · Moving a coffin · Burial · Breaking ground for a grave · Opening a grave for reburial · Building a granary

Avoid

Building a stove · Consecrating sacred images · Weddings · Opening for business · Moving into a new home

Clash: Monkey · Sha direction north
Day god: Azure Dragon · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer: Close
Lunar mansion: Stomach · auspicious
Nine star: 九紫火
Fetus god: 厨灶炉外正南
Directions: Joy southwest · Wealth southwest · Fortune east
Peng Zu's taboos: 丙不修灶必见灾殃寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · sì xiāng · wáng rì · wǔ fù · bù jiàng · pǔ hù · wǔ hé · Azure Dragon · míng fèi duì

Inauspicious stars

yóu huò · xuè zhī · guī jì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59	戊子	Azure Dragon	Travel · Taking up a post · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Thanksgiving to the gods
01:00–02:59	己丑	Bright Hall	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
03:00–04:59	庚寅	Heavenly Punishment	Weddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
05:00–06:59	辛卯	Vermilion Bird	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Opening for business
07:00–08:59	壬辰	Golden Coffer	Weddings · Opening for business · Burial
09:00–10:59	癸巳	Heavenly Virtue	Weddings · Moving into a new home · Opening for business · Burial
11:00–12:59	甲午	White Tiger	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59	乙未	Jade Hall	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
15:00–16:59	丙申	Heavenly Prison
17:00–18:59	丁酉	Black Tortoise	Weddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
19:00–20:59	戊戌	Controller of Fate	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
21:00–22:59	己亥	Hooked Array	Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
23:00–23:59	庚子	Controller of Fate	Praying for blessings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Building a stove · Thanksgiving to the gods

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.

This day in other calendars

Gregorian calendar: 12 March 2011
Julian calendar: 27 February 2011 (Julian)
Chinese calendar (Nongli): Xinmao year (Rabbit), month 2, day 8
Korean calendar (Dangi): Dangi 4344, month 2, day 8
Tibetan calendar (Phugpa): Rabjung 17, Iron Rabbit year, month 1, day 7
Hebrew calendar: 6 Adar II 5771 AM
Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura): 7 Rabiʿ al-Thani 1432 AH
Solar Hijri calendar (Persian): 21 Esfand 1389 SH
Ethiopian calendar: 3 Megabit 2003 EC
Coptic calendar: 3 Paremhat 1727 AM
Indian national calendar (Saka): 21 Phalguna 1932 Saka
Japanese era calendar: Heisei 23, March 12
Thai solar calendar (Buddhist Era): 12 March BE 2554
Minguo calendar: 12 March, Minguo 100
Maya calendars: 12.19.18.3.10 4 Ok 3 Kumk'u
Aztec calendars: 4 Itzcuintli (dog), 17 Tecuilhuitontli
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar: 26 Epiphi, Shemu (harvest), year 2759 of Nabonassar
Roman calendar: a.d. III Kal. Mart., 2764 AUC