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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 8 April 2026

Wednesday

Lunar date
农历丙午年二月廿一
丙午 (Bingwu) · Year of the Horse · 壬辰 壬子
Nayin Mulberry Wood
Solar term
Pure Brightness
Pentad · tóng shǐ huá
Next solar term · Grain Rain 2026-04-20
Auspicious

Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Consecrating sacred images · Cleansing and exorcism · Betrothal gifts · Coming-of-age ceremony · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Demolition · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Placing the bed · Breaking ground · Raising the ridge beam · Building temples · Digging wells · Digging ponds · Encoffining · Moving a coffin · Burial · Breaking ground for a grave

Avoid

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Clash
Horse · Sha direction south
Day god
Heavenly Prison · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Success
Lunar mansion
Winnowing Basket · auspicious
Nine star
一白水
Fetus god
仓库碓 外东北
Directions
Joy south · Wealth south · Fortune northwest
Peng Zu's taboos
壬不泱水更难提防 子不问卜自惹祸殃
Auspicious stars

Heavenly Virtue · yuè dé · tiān ēn · mǔ cāng · sān hé · tiān xǐ · tiān yī · tiān cāng · shèng xīn · míng fèi duì

Inauspicious stars

sì hào · guī jì · Heavenly Prison

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59庚子Golden CofferWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
01:00–02:59辛丑Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
03:00–04:59壬寅White Tiger
05:00–06:59癸卯Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
07:00–08:59甲辰Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
09:00–10:59乙巳Black TortoiseWeddings · Burial · Praying for children · Seeking wealth
11:00–12:59丙午Controller of Fate
13:00–14:59丁未Hooked ArrayWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Burial
15:00–16:59戊申Azure DragonWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59己酉Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
19:00–20:59庚戌Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Burial
21:00–22:59辛亥Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
23:00–23:59壬子Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · 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.

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