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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 4 January 2023

Wednesday

Lunar date
农历壬寅年十二月十三
壬寅 (Renyin) · Year of the Tiger · 壬子 壬戌
Nayin Water of the Great Sea
Solar term
Winter Solstice
Pentad · shuǐ quán dòng
Next solar term · Minor Cold 2023-01-05
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Consecrating sacred images · Demolition · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Raising the ridge beam · Placing the bed · Buying property · Planting · Breaking ground for a grave

Avoid

Weddings · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Burial · Travel · Taking up a post · Moving into a new home · Moving house · Encoffining · Digging channels

Clash
Dragon · Sha direction north
Day god
Heavenly Punishment · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Open
Lunar mansion
Three Stars · auspicious
Nine star
二黑土
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
Folk taboo days
Sanniang Sha (folk unlucky day)
Auspicious stars

yuè dé · shí yáng · shēng qì

Inauspicious stars

wǔ xū · jiǔ kōng · wǎng wáng · Heavenly Punishment

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59庚子Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
01:00–02:59辛丑Black TortoiseWeddings · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings · Burial
03:00–04:59壬寅Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59癸卯Hooked ArrayWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
07:00–08:59甲辰Azure Dragon
09:00–10:59乙巳Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Burial · Building and repairs
11:00–12:59丙午Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59丁未Vermilion BirdWeddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
15:00–16:59戊申Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Burial · Seeking wealth
17:00–18:59己酉Heavenly VirtueBuilding and repairs · Building a stove
19:00–20:59庚戌White TigerWeddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial
21:00–22:59辛亥Jade HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
23:00–23:59壬子White TigerWeddings · 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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