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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 21 September 2014

Sunday

Lunar date
农历甲午年八月廿八
甲午 (Jiawu) · Year of the Horse · 癸酉 乙未
Nayin Gold in the Sand
Solar term
White Dew
Pentad · qún niǎo yǎng xiū
Next solar term · Autumn Equinox 2014-09-23
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Repairing tombs · Removing mourning clothes · Putting on mourning clothes · Opening a grave for reburial · Moving a coffin · Avoid everything else

Avoid

Opening for business · Moving into a new home · Weddings · Breaking ground · Breaking ground for a grave · Burial

Clash
Ox · Sha direction west
Day god
Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Open
Lunar mansion
Hairy Head · inauspicious
Nine star
八白土
Fetus god
碓磨厕 房内北
Directions
Joy northwest · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
乙不栽植千株不长 未不服药毒气入肠
Auspicious stars

yuè dé hé · mǔ cāng · yáng dé · shí yáng · shēng qì · tiān cāng · bǎo guāng

Inauspicious stars

wǔ xū · jiǔ kōng · tǔ fú

Hours of the day

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

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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