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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 5 March 2014

Wednesday · Ash Wednesday

Lunar date
农历甲午年二月初五
甲午 (Jiawu) · Year of the Horse · 丙寅 乙亥
Nayin Fire on the Mountain
Solar term
Rain Water
Pentad · cǎo mù méng dòng
Next solar term · Awakening of Insects 2014-03-06
Auspicious

Betrothal gifts · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Travel · Visiting family and friends · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Moving house · Moving into a new home

Avoid

Weddings · Opening for business · Burial · Breaking ground for a grave

Clash
Snake · Sha direction west
Day god
Hooked Array · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Receive
Lunar mansion
Wall · auspicious
Nine star
九紫火
Fetus god
碓磨床 外西南
Directions
Joy northwest · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
乙不栽植千株不长 亥不嫁娶不利新郎
Folk taboo days
Monthly taboo day
Auspicious stars

mǔ cāng · tiān yuàn · liù hé · wǔ fù · shèng xīn

Inauspicious stars

hé kuí · jié shà · sì qióng · bā lóng · chóng rì · Hooked Array

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59丙子White TigerWeddings · Travel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings
01:00–02:59丁丑Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
03:00–04:59戊寅Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
05:00–06:59己卯Black TortoiseWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
07:00–08:59庚辰Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Taking up a post
09:00–10:59辛巳Hooked Array
11:00–12:59壬午Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
13:00–14:59癸未Bright HallWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Opening for business
15:00–16:59甲申Heavenly PunishmentTravel · Taking up a post · Seeking wealth
17:00–18:59乙酉Vermilion Bird
19:00–20:59丙戌Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Burial
21:00–22:59丁亥Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial
23:00–23:59戊子Golden CofferTravel · 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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