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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 28 August 2026

Friday

Lunar date
农历丙午年七月十六
丙午 (Bingwu) · Year of the Horse · 丙申 甲戌
Nayin Fire on the Mountain
Solar term
End of Heat
Pentad · tiān dì shǐ sù
Next solar term · White Dew 2026-09-07
Auspicious

Ritual bathing · Haircut · Visiting family and friends · Sculpting and painting deities · Consecrating sacred images · Planting · Raising livestock · Weddings · Setting up the loom · Repairing walls · Blocking holes against pests

Avoid

Opening for business · Moving into a new home · Breaking ground · Breaking ground for a grave · Burial · Building a stove · Raising the ridge beam · Placing the bed · Opening granaries · Praying for blessings

Clash
Dragon · Sha direction north
Day god
Controller of Fate · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Full
Lunar mansion
Ox · inauspicious
Nine star
二黑土
Fetus god
占门栖 外西南
Directions
Joy northeast · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
甲不开仓财物耗散 戌不吃犬作怪上床
Auspicious stars

mǔ cāng · yáng dé · shǒu rì · tiān wū · fú dé · liù yí · jìng ān · Controller of Fate

Inauspicious stars

yàn duì · zhāo yáo · tiān gǒu · jiǔ kōng

Hours of the day

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

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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