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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 25 May 2012

Friday

Lunar date
农历壬辰年闰四月初五
壬辰 (Renchen) · Year of the Dragon · 乙巳 丙戌
Nayin Earth on the Roof
Solar term
Grain Buds
Pentad · mí cǎo sǐ
Next solar term · Grain in Ear 2012-06-05
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Consecrating sacred images · Cleansing and exorcism · Hanging bed curtains · Coming-of-age ceremony · Felling trees · Setting up carpentry trestles · Making beams · Building and repairs · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Weddings · Cutting cloth for garments · Placing the bed · Breaking ground · Laying foundations · Raising the ridge beam · Erecting pillars · Draining water · Visiting family and friends

Avoid

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Clash
Dragon · Sha direction north
Day god
Golden Coffer · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Initiate
Lunar mansion
Ox · inauspicious
Nine star
八白土
Fetus god
厨灶栖 外西北
Directions
Joy southwest · Wealth southwest · Fortune east
Peng Zu's taboos
丙不修灶必见灾殃 戌不吃犬作怪上床
Folk taboo days
Monthly taboo day
Auspicious stars

tiān dé hé · bù jiàng · yù yǔ · jiě shén · Golden Coffer

Inauspicious stars

xiǎo hào · tiān zéi · wǔ mù · fù rì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59戊子Heavenly PrisonSacrifices and ancestor offerings · Thanksgiving to the gods · Seeking wealth
01:00–02:59己丑Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Building and repairs
03:00–04:59庚寅Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59辛卯Hooked ArrayWeddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
07:00–08:59壬辰Azure Dragon
09:00–10:59癸巳Bright HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
11:00–12:59甲午Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59乙未Vermilion BirdWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
15:00–16:59丙申Golden CofferWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59丁酉Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Burial
19:00–20:59戊戌White TigerWeddings · Travel · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
21:00–22:59己亥Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
23:00–23:59庚子White TigerWeddings · Travel · Moving house · 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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