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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 20 December 2026

Sunday

Lunar date
农历丙午年十一月十二
丙午 (Bingwu) · Year of the Horse · 庚子 戊辰
Nayin Wood of the Great Forest
Solar term
Major Snow
Pentad · lì tǐng chū
Next solar term · Winter Solstice 2026-12-22
Auspicious

Betrothal gifts · Making agreements · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Consecrating sacred images · Installing the household altar · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Travel · Visiting family and friends · Installing machinery · Building and repairs · Breaking ground · Erecting pillars · Raising the ridge beam · Roofing · Laying foundations · Setting column bases · Placing the bed · Installing doors · Demolition · Moving house · Building bridges · Building boats · Burial · Breaking ground for a grave · Encoffining

Avoid

Opening for business · Building temples · Buying property · Digging wells

Clash
Dog · Sha direction south
Day god
Heavenly Prison · Black Path (inauspicious)
Day officer
Stable
Lunar mansion
Emptiness · inauspicious
Nine star
五黄土
Fetus god
房床栖 外正南
Directions
Joy southeast · Wealth north · Fortune north
Peng Zu's taboos
戊不受田田主不祥 辰不哭泣必主重丧
Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · sān hé · lín rì · shí yīn · tiān cāng · shèng xīn

Inauspicious stars

sǐ qì · Heavenly Prison

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59壬子Heavenly PrisonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Placing the bed
01:00–02:59癸丑Black TortoiseWeddings · Burial · Thanksgiving to the gods · Seeking wealth
03:00–04:59甲寅Controller of FateWeddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
05:00–06:59乙卯Hooked ArraySeeking wealth
07:00–08:59丙辰Azure DragonWeddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
09:00–10:59丁巳Bright HallWeddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
11:00–12:59戊午Heavenly PunishmentWeddings · Travel · Burial · Building and repairs
13:00–14:59己未Vermilion BirdWeddings · Travel · Moving into a new home · Taking up a post
15:00–16:59庚申Golden CofferWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
17:00–18:59辛酉Heavenly VirtueWeddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
19:00–20:59壬戌White Tiger
21:00–22:59癸亥Jade HallWeddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
23:00–23:59甲子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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