Chinese almanac (Huangli), 8 March 2040

Thursday

Lunar date

农历庚申年正月廿六

庚申 (Gengshen) · Year of the Monkey · 己卯乙未

Nayin Gold in the Sand

Solar term

Awakening of Insects

Pentad · táo shǐ huá

Next solar term · Spring Equinox 2040-03-20

Auspicious

Weddings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Consecrating sacred images · Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Travel · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring) · Moving into a new home · Moving house · Placing the bed · Demolition · Building and repairs · Installing doors · Hanging a signboard · Receiving wealth · Cleaning the house

Avoid

Breaking ground · Felling trees · Burial · Funeral procession

Clash: Ox · Sha direction west
Day god: Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer: Stable
Lunar mansion: Well · auspicious
Nine star: 二黑土
Fetus god: 碓磨厕房内北
Directions: Joy northwest · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos: 乙不栽植千株不长未不服药毒气入肠

Auspicious stars

yīn dé · sān hé · shí yīn · xù shì · bǎo guāng

Inauspicious stars

sǐ qì · wǔ mù · dì náng · xuè jì · fù rì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59	丙子	Heavenly Punishment	Weddings · Travel · Praying for blessings · Burial
01:00–02:59	丁丑	Vermilion Bird
03:00–04:59	戊寅	Golden Coffer	Weddings · Moving house · Trading · Moving into a new home
05:00–06:59	己卯	Heavenly Virtue	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
07:00–08:59	庚辰	White Tiger
09:00–10:59	辛巳	Jade Hall	Weddings · Moving house · Moving into a new home · Opening for business
11:00–12:59	壬午	Heavenly Prison	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
13:00–14:59	癸未	Black Tortoise	Weddings · Moving house · Burial · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)
15:00–16:59	甲申	Controller of Fate	Weddings · Travel · Praying for children · Seeking wealth
17:00–18:59	乙酉	Hooked Array
19:00–20:59	丙戌	Azure Dragon	Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
21:00–22:59	丁亥	Bright Hall	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
23:00–23:59	戊子	Azure Dragon	Weddings · Travel · Trading · 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.

This day in other calendars

Gregorian calendar: 8 March 2040
Julian calendar: 24 February 2040 (Julian)
Chinese calendar (Nongli): Gengshen year (Monkey), month 1, day 26
Korean calendar (Dangi): Dangi 4373, month 1, day 26
Tibetan calendar (Phugpa): Rabjung 17, Iron Monkey year, month 1, day 25
Hebrew calendar: 23 Adar 5800 AM
Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura): 24 Safar 1462 AH
Solar Hijri calendar (Persian): 18 Esfand 1418 SH
Ethiopian calendar: 29 Yekatit 2032 EC
Coptic calendar: 29 Meshir 1756 AM
Indian national calendar (Saka): 18 Phalguna 1961 Saka
Japanese era calendar: Reiwa 22, March 8
Thai solar calendar (Buddhist Era): 8 March BE 2583
Minguo calendar: 8 March, Minguo 129
Maya calendars: 13.1.7.10.19 11 Kawak 7 Kumk'u
Aztec calendars: 11 Quiahuitl (rain), 1 Huei Tecuilhuitl
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar: 30 Epiphi, Shemu (harvest), year 2788 of Nabonassar
Roman calendar: a.d. VI Kal. Mart., 2793 AUC