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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 25 December 2018

Tuesday · Christmas

Lunar date
农历戊戌年十一月十九
戊戌 (Wuxu) · Year of the Dog · 甲子 辛卯
Nayin Pine and Cypress Wood
Solar term
Winter Solstice
Pentad · qiū yǐn jié
Next solar term · Minor Cold 2019-01-05
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Encoffining · Moving a coffin · Avoid everything else

Avoid

Moving into a new home · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Breaking ground for a grave · Installing doors · Raising the ridge beam

Clash
Rooster · Sha direction west
Day god
Jade Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Balance
Lunar mansion
Tail · auspicious
Nine star
一白水
Fetus god
厨灶门 外正北
Directions
Joy southwest · Wealth east · Fortune southwest
Peng Zu's taboos
辛不合酱主人不尝 卯不穿井水泉不香
Auspicious stars

mín rì · bù jiàng · wǔ hé · Jade Hall · míng fèi duì

Inauspicious stars

tiān gāng · sǐ shén · yuè xíng · tiān lì · zhì sǐ · tiān zéi · dì náng

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59戊子Controller of FateWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
01:00–02:59己丑Hooked ArrayWeddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
03:00–04:59庚寅Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Placing the bed
05:00–06:59辛卯Bright HallMoving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business · Placing the bed
07:00–08:59壬辰Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Burial · Praying for children
09:00–10:59癸巳Vermilion BirdWeddings · Moving into a new home · Burial · Thanksgiving to the gods
11:00–12:59甲午Golden CofferWeddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
13:00–14:59乙未Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
15:00–16:59丙申White TigerWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59丁酉Jade Hall
19:00–20:59戊戌Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
21:00–22:59己亥Black TortoiseWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
23:00–23:59庚子Heavenly PrisonWeddings · 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.

This day in other calendars

Gregorian calendar
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Julian calendar
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Korean calendar (Dangi)
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Tibetan calendar (Phugpa)
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Hebrew calendar
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Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura)
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Ethiopian calendar
16 Tahsas 2011 EC
Coptic calendar
16 Koiak 1735 AM
Japanese era calendar
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Minguo calendar
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Maya calendars
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Aztec calendars
2 Cuauhtli (eagle), 2 Huei Tozoztli
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar
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Roman calendar
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