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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 3 August 2016

Wednesday

Lunar date
农历丙申年七月初一
丙申 (Bingshen) · Year of the Monkey · 乙未 丁巳
Nayin Earth in the Sand
Solar term
Major Heat
Pentad · dà yǔ xíng shí
Next solar term · Start of Autumn 2016-08-07
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Sculpting and painting deities · Consecrating sacred images · Seeking a doctor · Medical treatment · Weddings · Visiting family and friends · Draining water · Digging wells · Raising livestock · Acquiring livestock · Digging channels · Installing mortars and millstones

Avoid

Roofing · Moving into a new home · Building a stove · Starting school · Burial · Funeral procession

Clash
Pig · Sha direction east
Day god
Jade Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Open
Lunar mansion
Chariot · auspicious
Nine star
一白水
Fetus god
仓库床 外正东
Directions
Joy south · Wealth southwest · Fortune east
Peng Zu's taboos
丁不剃头头必生疮 巳不远行财物伏藏
Folk taboo days
Master Yang's taboo day
Auspicious stars

wáng rì · yì mǎ · tiān hòu · shí yáng · shēng qì · fú shēng · Jade Hall

Inauspicious stars

yuè yàn · dì huǒ · chóng rì · dà huì · yīn cuò

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59庚子White TigerWeddings · Moving house · Opening for business · Burial
01:00–02:59辛丑Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Opening for business
03:00–04:59壬寅Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
05:00–06:59癸卯Black TortoiseWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
07:00–08:59甲辰Controller of FateBuilding and repairs · Building a stove
09:00–10:59乙巳Hooked ArrayWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Taking up a post
11:00–12:59丙午Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59丁未Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
15:00–16:59戊申Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59己酉Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
19:00–20:59庚戌Golden CofferWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Opening for business
21:00–22:59辛亥Heavenly Virtue
23:00–23:59壬子Golden Coffer

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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