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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 3 July 2012

Tuesday

Lunar date
农历壬辰年五月十五
壬辰 (Renchen) · Year of the Dragon · 丙午 乙丑
Nayin Gold in the Sea
Solar term
Summer Solstice
Pentad · bàn xià shēng
Next solar term · Minor Heat 2012-07-07
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Fasting and Taoist rites · Sculpting and painting deities · Consecrating sacred images · Travel · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Building livestock pens · Placing the bed · Draining water · Digging wells · Digging ponds · Building a privy · Making nets · Breaking ground for a grave

Avoid

Moving the altar fire before renovation · Moving into a new home

Clash
Goat · Sha direction east
Day god
Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Danger
Lunar mansion
Turtle Beak · inauspicious
Nine star
八白土
Fetus god
碓磨厕 外东南
Directions
Joy northwest · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
乙不栽植千株不长 丑不冠带主不还乡
Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · yīn dé · shèng xīn · bǎo guāng

Inauspicious stars

yuè shà · yuè xū · yuè hài · sì jī

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59丙子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
01:00–02:59丁丑Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
03:00–04:59戊寅Golden CofferWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
05:00–06:59己卯Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
07:00–08:59庚辰White Tiger
09:00–10:59辛巳Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Opening for business
11:00–12:59壬午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
13:00–14:59癸未Black Tortoise
15:00–16:59甲申Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings
17:00–18:59乙酉Hooked ArrayWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
19:00–20:59丙戌Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59丁亥Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
23:00–23:59戊子Azure DragonTravel · Taking up a post · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · 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.

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