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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 8 October 2023

Sunday

Lunar date
农历癸卯年八月廿四
癸卯 (Guimao) · Year of the Rabbit · 壬戌 己亥
Nayin Wood on the Plain
Solar term today
Cold Dew
Pentad · hóng yàn lái bīn
Next solar term · Frost's Descent 2023-10-24
Auspicious

Ritual bathing · Haircut · Starting school · Learning a craft · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)

Avoid

Weddings · Moving into a new home

Clash
Snake · Sha direction west
Day god
Jade Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Remove
Lunar mansion
Hairy Head · inauspicious
Nine star
四绿木
Fetus god
占门床 房内中
Directions
Joy northeast · Wealth north · Fortune south
Peng Zu's taboos
己不破券二比并亡 亥不嫁娶不利新郎
Auspicious stars

xiàng rì · jí qī · wǔ fù · jìng ān · Jade Hall

Inauspicious stars

jié shà · wǔ xū · tǔ fú · chóng rì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59甲子White TigerWeddings · Travel · Taking up a post · Praying for blessings
01:00–02:59乙丑Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
03:00–04:59丙寅Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
05:00–06:59丁卯Black TortoiseWeddings · Travel · Trading · Moving into a new home
07:00–08:59戊辰Controller of FateWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Taking up a post
09:00–10:59己巳Hooked Array
11:00–12:59庚午Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
13:00–14:59辛未Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
15:00–16:59壬申Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Burial · Praying for children
17:00–18:59癸酉Vermilion BirdWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
19:00–20:59甲戌Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Burial
21:00–22:59乙亥Heavenly VirtuePraying for blessings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Building and repairs · Building a stove
23:00–23:59丙子Golden CofferWeddings · Opening for business · Praying for blessings · 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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Roman calendar
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