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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 15 May 2012

Tuesday

Lunar date
农历壬辰年四月廿五
壬辰 (Renchen) · Year of the Dragon · 乙巳 丙子
Nayin Water in the Ravine
Solar term
Start of Summer
Pentad · wáng guā shēng
Next solar term · Grain Buds 2012-05-20
Auspicious

Weddings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Consecrating sacred images · Travel · Demolition · Breaking ground · Raising the ridge beam · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Moving into a new home · Moving house · Placing the bed · Planting · Acquiring livestock · Raising livestock · Erecting pillars · Installing doors · Building and repairs · Cleansing and exorcism · Visiting family and friends

Avoid

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Clash
Horse · Sha direction south
Day god
White Tiger · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Danger
Lunar mansion
Wings · inauspicious
Nine star
七赤金
Fetus god
厨灶碓 外西南
Directions
Joy southwest · Wealth southwest · Fortune east
Peng Zu's taboos
丙不修灶必见灾殃 子不问卜自惹祸殃
Auspicious stars

tiān dé hé · tiān mǎ · bù jiàng · míng fèi duì

Inauspicious stars

tiān lì · zhì sǐ · sì jì · qī niǎo · wǔ xū · fù rì · chù shuǐ lóng · White Tiger

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59戊子Golden CofferTravel · Taking up a post · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Thanksgiving to the gods
01:00–02:59己丑Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
03:00–04:59庚寅White TigerWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
05:00–06:59辛卯Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
07:00–08:59壬辰Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
09:00–10:59癸巳Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving into a new home · Opening for business · Burial
11:00–12:59甲午Controller of Fate
13:00–14:59乙未Hooked Array
15:00–16:59丙申Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59丁酉Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Taking up a post
19:00–20:59戊戌Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Burial
21:00–22:59己亥Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Praying for children · Seeking wealth
23:00–23:59庚子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · 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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