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Chinese almanac (Huangli), 21 May 2106

Friday

Lunar date
农历丙寅年四月十八
丙寅 (Bingyin) · Year of the Tiger · 癸巳 甲午
Nayin Gold in the Sand
Solar term today
Grain Buds
Pentad · kǔ cài xiù
Next solar term · Grain in Ear 2106-06-06
Auspicious

Betrothal gifts · Making agreements · Weddings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Consecrating sacred images · Cleansing and exorcism · Travel · Moving the altar fire before renovation · Moving into a new home · Moving house · Planting · Acquiring livestock · Raising livestock · Breaking ground · Breaking ground for a grave · Encoffining · Burial

Avoid

Building a stove · Placing the bed · Opening granaries · Roofing

Clash
Rat · Sha direction north
Day god
Azure Dragon · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer
Remove
Lunar mansion
Ox · inauspicious
Nine star
七赤金
Fetus god
占门碓 房内北
Directions
Joy northeast · Wealth northeast · Fortune southeast
Peng Zu's taboos
甲不开仓财物耗散 午不苫盖屋主更张
Folk taboo days
Sanniang Sha (folk unlucky day)
Auspicious stars

yuè kōng · tiān shè · guān rì · jí qī · shèng xīn · Azure Dragon · míng fèi

Inauspicious stars

dà shí · dà bài · xián chí

Hours of the day

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