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December 23, 1696 Sunday (Week 52)

(Rat Year) Lunar: 11th Month, 29th Day

Bingzi Year, Gengzi Month, Renwu Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Bathing Demolishing Buildings Demolishing Walls Avoid All Else

Inauspicious Marriage Migration Entering New House Visit Sick Travel Building House

Prev Solar Term: Winter Solstice
（1696-12-21 02:10:51）

Next Solar Term: Slight Cold
（1697-01-04 19:15:12）

God of Wealth Direction Due South

God of Fortune Direction Southeast

God of Joy Direction Due South

Yang Benefactor Direction Due East

Yin Benefactor Direction Southeast

Five Elements Willow Wood

Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:North

Deity of the Day Arbiter of Fate（Auspicious Day）

Twelve Day Officers

Destruction
Day

Auspicious Deities

Monthly Virtue, Heavenly Grace, Yang Virtue, Six Rites, Continuing Lineage, Resolving Deity, Arbiter of Fate, Barking Dog

Fetal Deity Position

Storehouse, Mortar - Outside Northwest

Inauspicious Deities

Month Breaker, Major Loss, Calamity Sha, Heavenly Fire, Opposing Aversion, Beckoning Star, Five Emptinesses, Blood Taboo

Pengzu's Hundred Taboos

Ren: Do not dam water, or floods cannot be prevented. Wu: Do not build roofs, or they must be redone.

28 Lunar Mansions

Lunar Mansions: Star Sun Horse

Year Element Stream Water

Month Element Wall Earth

Day Element Willow Wood

Year Void Shen, You

Month Void Chen, Si

Day Void Shen, You

Phenology First Pentad，Earthworms curl up

Monthly Ordinance Gengzi

Daily Prosperity Hai Mutual Prosperity, Ding,Ji Advancing Prosperity

Auspicious

Double Hour: Zi Hour Time: 23:00-00:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Jiawu), Sha South

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due East, Direction for Joy:Due South, Direction for Fortune:Southwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast

AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed

IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining, Taking Office, Renovation, Migration, Travel, Litigation

Chou

Auspicious

Double Hour: Chou Hour Time: 01:00-02:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Yiwei), Sha East

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due East, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due South

AU.Entering New House, Burial, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Thanking the Deities, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground

Yin

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Yin Hour Time: 03:00-04:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Bingshen), Sha North

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Due East, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southeast

AU.Building Stove, Offering Sacrifices, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities, Renovation, Taking Office, Travel, Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Entering New House, Migration, Burial

IN.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs

Mao

Auspicious

Double Hour: Mao Hour Time: 05:00-06:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Dingyou), Sha West

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Southeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due East

AU.Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Renovation, Entering New House, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Burial, Taking Office, Travel, Meet Nobles

IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities

Chen

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Chen Hour Time: 07:00-08:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Wuxu), Sha South

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast

AU.Praying for Blessings, Engagement, Marriage, Setting Up Bed, Migration, Entering New House, Burial, Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles

IN.Building Bridges, Take Boat, Renovation, Breaking Ground

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Si Hour Time: 09:00-10:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Zihai), Sha East

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Southwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due North

AU.Praying for Heirs, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Renovation, Burial, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities

IN.None

Auspicious

Double Hour: Wu Hour Time: 11:00-12:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Gengzi), Sha North

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Due West, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northwest

AU.Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Thanking the Deities

IN.Taking Office, Litigation, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration

Wei

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Wei Hour Time: 13:00-14:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (xinchou), Sha West

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Northwest, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due West

AU.Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Expanding Household, Migration, Burial, Thanking the Deities

IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration, Taking Office, Travel

Shen

Auspicious

Double Hour: Shen Hour Time: 15:00-16:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Renyin), Sha South

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest

AU.Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Entering New House, Opening Business, Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs

IN.Consecration, Renovation, Burial

You

Auspicious

Double Hour: You Hour Time: 17:00-18:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuimao), Sha East

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Due North, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest

IN.None

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Xu Hour Time: 19:00-20:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Jiachen), Sha North

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due East, Direction for Joy:Due South, Direction for Fortune:Southwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast

AU.None

IN.Nothing Suitable

Hai

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Hai Hour Time: 21:00-22:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Yisi), Sha West

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due East, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due South

AU.Renovation, Entering New House, Burial, Taking Office, Travel, Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth, Engagement, Marriage, Expanding Household, Migration

IN.None

Chinese Almanac Calendar

December 23, 1696 Sunday (Week 52)

(Rat Year) Lunar: 11th Month, 29th Day

Bingzi Year, Gengzi Month, Renwu Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Bathing Demolishing Buildings Demolishing Walls Avoid All Else

Inauspicious Marriage Migration Entering New House Visit Sick Travel Building House