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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 18 July 2020
Saturday
Lunar date
农历庚子年五月廿八
庚子 (Gengzi) · Year of the Rat · 癸未 壬戌
Nayin Water of the Great Sea
Solar term
Minor Heat
Pentad · yīng shǐ zhì
Next solar term · Major Heat 2020-07-22
Auspicious
Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Coming-of-age ceremony · Weddings · Catching pests · Making nets · Hunting · Fishing · Avoid everything else
Avoid
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- Clash
- Dragon · Sha direction north
- Day god
- Azure Dragon · Yellow Path (auspicious)
- Day officer
- Balance
- Lunar mansion
- Stomach · auspicious
- Nine star
- 五黄土
- Fetus god
- 仓库栖 外东南
- Directions
- Joy south · Wealth south · Fortune northwest
- Peng Zu's taboos
- 壬不泱水更难提防 戌不吃犬作怪上床
Auspicious stars
bù jiàng · yào ān · Azure Dragon
Inauspicious stars
hé kuí · sǐ shén · yuè shà · yuè xū · tǔ fú
Hours of the day
| 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Prison | Weddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home |
| 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Black Tortoise | Weddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial |
| 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Controller of Fate | Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business |
| 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Hooked Array | Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed |
| 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Azure Dragon | |
| 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Bright Hall | Weddings · Travel · Burial · Building and repairs |
| 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Heavenly Punishment | Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business |
| 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Vermilion Bird | Weddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) |
| 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Golden Coffer | Weddings · Opening for business · Burial · Seeking wealth |
| 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Building and repairs · Building a stove |
| 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | White Tiger | Weddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial |
| 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Jade Hall | Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home |
| 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | White Tiger | Weddings · Moving into a new home · Opening for business · Burial |
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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