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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 4 February 2012

Saturday · Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)

Lunar date
农历壬辰年正月十三
壬辰 (Renchen) · Year of the Dragon · 壬寅 乙未
Nayin Gold in the Sand
Solar term today
Start of Spring
Pentad · dōng fēng jiě dòng
Next solar term · Rain Water 2012-02-19
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Thanksgiving to the gods · Making agreements · Betrothal gifts · Coming-of-age ceremony · Cutting cloth for garments · Hanging bed curtains · Weddings · Placing the bed · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Installing the household altar · Encoffining · Moving a coffin · Opening a grave for reburial · Burial · Cleansing and exorcism · Fishing · Catching pests · Felling trees · Installing doors · Moving the altar fire before renovation

Avoid

Planting · Breaking ground · Opening for business · Building a stove

Clash
Ox · Sha direction west
Day god
Jade Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Initiate
Lunar mansion
Girl · inauspicious
Nine star
五黄土
Fetus god
碓磨厕 房内北
Directions
Joy northwest · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
乙不栽植千株不长 未不服药毒气入肠
Folk taboo days
Sanniang Sha (folk unlucky day) · Master Yang's taboo day
Auspicious stars

jìng ān · Jade Hall

Inauspicious stars

xiǎo hào · wǔ mù

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59丙子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial
01:00–02:59丁丑Vermilion Bird
03:00–04:59戊寅Golden CofferWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
05:00–06:59己卯Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
07:00–08:59庚辰White Tiger
09:00–10:59辛巳Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
11:00–12:59壬午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59癸未Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
15:00–16:59甲申Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Praying for children · Seeking wealth
17:00–18:59乙酉Hooked Array
19:00–20:59丙戌Azure DragonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59丁亥Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
23:00–23:59戊子Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Trading · 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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Roman calendar
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