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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 26 July 2012

Thursday

Lunar date
农历壬辰年六月初八
壬辰 (Renchen) · Year of the Dragon · 丁未 戊子
Nayin Thunderbolt Fire
Solar term
Major Heat
Pentad · fǔ cǎo wèi yíng
Next solar term · Start of Autumn 2012-08-07
Auspicious

Cleansing and exorcism · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Haircut · Encoffining · Burial · Breaking ground for a grave

Avoid

Weddings · Opening for business · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Building a stove · Buying property · Fasting and Taoist rites · Moving into a new home · Moving house · Installing doors

Clash
Horse · Sha direction south
Day god
Heavenly Punishment · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Initiate
Lunar mansion
Legs · inauspicious
Nine star
三碧木
Fetus god
房床碓 外正北
Directions
Joy southeast · Wealth north · Fortune north
Peng Zu's taboos
戊不受田田主不祥 子不问卜自惹祸殃
Auspicious stars

sì xiāng · jīn táng · jiě shén

Inauspicious stars

yuè hài · dà shí · dà bài · xián chí · xiǎo hào · wǔ xū · jiǔ kǎn · jiǔ jiāo · guī jì · Heavenly Punishment

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59壬子Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Burial · Seeking wealth
01:00–02:59癸丑Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Burial · Building and repairs · Closing the roof ridge
03:00–04:59甲寅White TigerWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
05:00–06:59乙卯Jade HallMoving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
07:00–08:59丙辰Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
09:00–10:59丁巳Black TortoiseWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Taking up a post
11:00–12:59戊午Controller of Fate
13:00–14:59己未Hooked ArrayWeddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Praying for children
15:00–16:59庚申Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59辛酉Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
19:00–20:59壬戌Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
21:00–22:59癸亥Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Taking up a post
23:00–23:59甲子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial

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
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Julian calendar
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Chinese calendar (Nongli)
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Korean calendar (Dangi)
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Tibetan calendar (Phugpa)
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Hebrew calendar
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Ethiopian calendar
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Coptic calendar
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Japanese era calendar
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Minguo calendar
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Maya calendars
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Aztec calendars
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Ancient Egyptian civil calendar
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Roman calendar
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