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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 8 March 2023

Wednesday

Lunar date
农历癸卯年二月十七
癸卯 (Guimao) · Year of the Rabbit · 乙卯 乙丑
Nayin Gold in the Sea
Solar term
Awakening of Insects
Pentad · táo shǐ huá
Next solar term · Spring Equinox 2023-03-21
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Consecrating sacred images · Sculpting and painting deities · Thanksgiving to the gods · Fasting and Taoist rites · Making agreements · Betrothal gifts · Weddings · Cutting cloth for garments · Breaking ground · Laying foundations · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Demolition · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Installing the household altar · Building and repairs · Erecting pillars · Raising the ridge beam · Acquiring livestock · Raising livestock · Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Cleansing and exorcism · Felling trees · Setting column bases · Roofing · Installing doors

Avoid

Planting · Burial

Clash
Goat · Sha direction east
Day god
Hooked Array · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Open
Lunar mansion
Chariot · auspicious
Nine star
八白土
Fetus god
碓磨厕 外东南
Directions
Joy northwest · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
乙不栽植千株不长 丑不冠带主不还乡
Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · shí yáng · shēng qì · tiān cāng · bù jiàng · jìng ān

Inauspicious stars

wǔ xū · jiǔ kōng · jiǔ kǎn · jiǔ jiāo · fù rì · Hooked Array

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59丙子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
01:00–02:59丁丑Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
03:00–04:59戊寅Golden CofferWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
05:00–06:59己卯Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
07:00–08:59庚辰White Tiger
09:00–10:59辛巳Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Opening for business
11:00–12:59壬午Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
13:00–14:59癸未Black Tortoise
15:00–16:59甲申Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings
17:00–18:59乙酉Hooked ArrayWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
19:00–20:59丙戌Azure DragonWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59丁亥Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
23:00–23:59戊子Azure DragonTravel · Taking up a post · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Thanksgiving to the gods

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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