Chinese almanac (Huangli), 10 February 2013

Sunday · Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) · Seollal (Korean New Year)

Lunar date

农历癸巳年正月初一

癸巳 (Guisi) · Year of the Snake · 甲寅丁未

Nayin Water of the Milky Way

Solar term

Start of Spring

Pentad · zhé chóng shǐ zhèn

Next solar term · Rain Water 2013-02-18

Auspicious

Weddings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Travel · Cleansing and exorcism · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Demolition · Breaking ground · Moving into a new home · Moving house · Placing the bed · Raising the ridge beam · Planting · Acquiring livestock · Breaking ground for a grave · Opening a grave for reburial · Burial

Avoid

Opening for business · Signing contracts · Haircut · Building a stove

Clash: Ox · Sha direction west
Day god: Jade Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer: Initiate
Lunar mansion: Hairy Head · inauspicious
Nine star: 八白土
Fetus god: 仓库厕房内东
Directions: Joy south · Wealth southwest · Fortune east
Peng Zu's taboos: 丁不剃头头必生疮未不服药毒气入肠

Auspicious stars

Heavenly Virtue · sì xiāng · jìng ān · Jade Hall

Inauspicious stars

xiǎo hào · bā zhuān

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59	庚子	Heavenly Punishment
01:00–02:59	辛丑	Vermilion Bird
03:00–04:59	壬寅	Golden Coffer
05:00–06:59	癸卯	Heavenly Virtue	Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
07:00–08:59	甲辰	White Tiger	Weddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
09:00–10:59	乙巳	Jade Hall	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
11:00–12:59	丙午	Heavenly Prison	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59	丁未	Black Tortoise	Weddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
15:00–16:59	戊申	Controller of Fate	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Taking up a post
17:00–18:59	己酉	Hooked Array	Weddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial
19:00–20:59	庚戌	Azure Dragon	Weddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59	辛亥	Bright Hall	Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
23:00–23:59	壬子	Azure Dragon	Weddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Placing the bed

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: 10 February 2013
Julian calendar: 28 January 2013 (Julian)
Chinese calendar (Nongli): Guisi year (Snake), month 1, day 1
Korean calendar (Dangi): Dangi 4346, month 1, day 1
Tibetan calendar (Phugpa): Rabjung 17, Water Dragon year, month 12, day 30
Hebrew calendar: 30 Shevat 5773 AM
Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura): 29 Rabiʿ al-Awwal 1434 AH
Solar Hijri calendar (Persian): 22 Bahman 1391 SH
Ethiopian calendar: 3 Yekatit 2005 EC
Coptic calendar: 3 Meshir 1729 AM
Indian national calendar (Saka): 21 Magha 1934 Saka
Japanese era calendar: Heisei 25, February 10
Thai solar calendar (Buddhist Era): 10 February BE 2556
Minguo calendar: 10 February, Minguo 102
Maya calendars: 13.0.0.2.11 3 Chuwen 14 Pax
Aztec calendars: 3 Ozomahtli (monkey), 8 Etzalcualiztli
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar: 27 Payni, Shemu (harvest), year 2761 of Nabonassar
Roman calendar: a.d. V Kal. Feb., 2766 AUC