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March 16, 1740 Wednesday (Week 12)

(Monkey Year) Lunar: 2nd Month, 19th Day

Gengshen Year, Jimao Month, Gengyin Day

Prev Solar Term: Awakening of Insects
（1740-03-05 13:32:54）

Next Solar Term: Spring Equinox
（1740-03-20 15:22:53）

God of Wealth Direction Due East

God of Fortune Direction Southwest

God of Joy Direction Northwest

Yang Benefactor Direction Due South

Yin Benefactor Direction Northeast

Five Elements Pine and Cypress Wood

Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:North

Deity of the Day Azure Dragon（Auspicious Day）

Twelve Day Officers

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Auspicious Deities

Monthly Emptiness, King's Day, Five Wealths, No General, Universal Protection, Five Harmonies, Azure Dragon, Echoing Bark

Fetal Deity Position

Mortar, Mill, Furnace - Outside Due North

Inauspicious Deities

Wandering Disaster, Blood Branch, Return Taboo

Pengzu's Hundred Taboos

Geng: Do not weave, or your efforts will be in vain. Yin: Do not offer sacrifices, or spirits will reject them.

28 Lunar Mansions

Lunar Mansions: Three Stars Water Ape

Year Element Pomegranate Wood

Month Element City Wall Earth

Day Element Pine and Cypress Wood

Year Void Zi, Chou

Month Void Shen, You

Day Void Wu, Wei

Phenology Third Pentad，Hawks transform into doves

Monthly Ordinance Jimao

Daily Prosperity Shen Mutual Prosperity, Jia Advancing Prosperity

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Gengwu), Sha South

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

AU.Engagement, Marriage, Opening Business, Burial, Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth

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

Chou

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (xinwei), Sha East

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

AU.Joining Roof Ridge, Marriage, Renovation, Burial

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

Yin

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Renshen), Sha North

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

AU.Praying for Heirs, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Renovation, Burial, Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth

IN.Taking Office, Travel

Mao

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuiyou), Sha West

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

AU.Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Thanking the Deities, Renovation, Building House, Migration, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business, Opening Granary

IN.Taking Office, Travel

Chen

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Jiaxu), 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, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Offering Sacrifices

IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Yihai), 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, Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage

IN.Consecration, Renovation, Burial

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Bingzi), Sha North

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

AU.None

IN.Nothing Suitable

Wei

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Dingchou), 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 Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Burial

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation

Shen

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Wuyin), 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, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Offering Sacrifices

IN.Renovation, Breaking Ground

You

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Zimao), Sha East

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

AU.Renovation, Building House, Migration, Building Stove, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business, Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Marriage

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

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Gengchen), Sha North

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

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

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

Hai

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (xinsi), Sha West

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

AU.Taking Office, Meet Nobles, Travel, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Expanding Household, Migration, Burial

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

Chinese Almanac Calendar

March 16, 1740 Wednesday (Week 12)

(Monkey Year) Lunar: 2nd Month, 19th Day

Gengshen Year, Jimao Month, Gengyin Day

Auspicious Setting Up Bed Felling Trees Dismantling Renovation Breaking Ground Raising Roof Beam Signing Contracts Trading Planting Buy Livestock Pasturing Encoffining Burial

Inauspicious Marriage Offering Sacrifices Consecration Travel Moving Fire Migration Entering New House Installing Door