Chinese almanac (Huangli), 7 August 2014

Thursday

Lunar date

农历甲午年七月十二

甲午 (Jiawu) · Year of the Horse · 壬申庚戌

Nayin Hairpin Gold

Solar term today

Start of Autumn

Pentad · liáng fēng zhì

Next solar term · End of Heat 2014-08-23

Auspicious

Sculpting and painting deities · Consecrating sacred images · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Acquiring livestock · Repairing walls · Blocking holes against pests · Planting · Raising livestock

Avoid

Weddings · Receiving wealth · Praying for blessings · Burial · Building and repairs · Opening for business · Trading · Signing contracts · Breaking ground · Raising the ridge beam

Clash: Dragon · Sha direction north
Day god: Controller of Fate · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer: Full
Lunar mansion: Horn · auspicious
Nine star: 八白土
Fetus god: 碓磨栖外东北
Directions: Joy northwest · Wealth east · Fortune southwest
Peng Zu's taboos: 庚不经络织机虚张戌不吃犬作怪上床

Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · mǔ cāng · yáng dé · shǒu rì · tiān wū · fú dé · liù yí · jìng ān · Controller of Fate

Inauspicious stars

yàn duì · zhāo yáo · tiān gǒu · jiǔ kōng · fù rì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59	丙子	Heavenly Prison	Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
01:00–02:59	丁丑	Black Tortoise	Weddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
03:00–04:59	戊寅	Controller of Fate	Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
05:00–06:59	己卯	Hooked Array	Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
07:00–08:59	庚辰	Azure Dragon
09:00–10:59	辛巳	Bright Hall	Weddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
11:00–12:59	壬午	Heavenly Punishment	Thanksgiving to the gods · Seeking wealth
13:00–14:59	癸未	Vermilion Bird	Weddings · Burial · Building and repairs · Thanksgiving to the gods
15:00–16:59	甲申	Golden Coffer	Weddings · Travel · Opening for business · Taking up a post
17:00–18:59	乙酉	Heavenly Virtue	Weddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
19:00–20:59	丙戌	White Tiger	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
21:00–22:59	丁亥	Jade Hall	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
23:00–23:59	戊子	White Tiger	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading

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: 7 August 2014
Julian calendar: 25 July 2014 (Julian)
Chinese calendar (Nongli): Jiawu year (Horse), month 7, day 12
Korean calendar (Dangi): Dangi 4347, month 7, day 12
Tibetan calendar (Phugpa): Rabjung 17, Wood Horse year, month 6, day 11
Hebrew calendar: 11 Av 5774 AM
Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura): 11 Shawwal 1435 AH
Solar Hijri calendar (Persian): 16 Mordad 1393 SH
Ethiopian calendar: 1 Nehase 2006 EC
Coptic calendar: 1 Mesori 1730 AM
Indian national calendar (Saka): 16 Shravana 1936 Saka
Japanese era calendar: Heisei 26, August 7
Thai solar calendar (Buddhist Era): 7 August BE 2557
Minguo calendar: 7 August, Minguo 103
Maya calendars: 13.0.1.11.14 13 Ix 7 Yaxk'in
Aztec calendars: 13 Ocelotl (jaguar), 6 Panquetzaliztli
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar: 20 Choiak, Akhet (inundation), year 2763 of Nabonassar
Roman calendar: a.d. VIII Kal. Aug., 2767 AUC