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May 1, 1840 Friday (Week 18)

(Rat Year) Lunar: 3rd Month, 30th Day 劳动节

Gengzi Year, Gengchen Month, Gengshen Day

Auspicious Bathing Offering Sacrifices Dispelling Burial Breaking Ground for Tombs Thanking the Earth Moving the Coffin Avoid All Else

Inauspicious Taoist Fasts and Offerings Consecration Marriage Entering New House Raising Roof Beam

Prev Solar Term: Grain Rain
（1840-04-20 08:55:33）

Next Solar Term: Beginning of Summer
（1840-05-05 19:38:02）

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 Pomegranate Wood

Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:South

Deity of the Day Golden Treasury（Auspicious Day）

Twelve Day Officers

Stable
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Auspicious Deities

Monthly Grace, Three Harmonies, Approaching Day, Hourly Yin, Reverence & Peace, Removing Deity, Golden Treasury, Barking Dog

Fetal Deity Position

Mortar, Mill, Furnace - Outside Southeast

Inauspicious Deities

Monthly Aversion, Earth Fire, Death Qi, Four Wastes, Departed, Five Separations, Eight Specials, Solitary Star, Yin Error

Pengzu's Hundred Taboos

Geng: Do not weave, or your efforts will be in vain. Shen: Do not set up beds, or ghosts will enter the room.

28 Lunar Mansions

Lunar Mansions: Ghost Metal Goat

Year Element Wall Earth

Month Element White Wax Metal

Day Element Pomegranate Wood

Year Void Chen, Si

Month Void Shen, You

Day Void Zi, Chou

Phenology Third Pentad，Hoopoes land on mulberry trees

Monthly Ordinance Gengchen

Daily Prosperity Shen Mutual Prosperity, Geng 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.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, 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.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Thanking the Deities, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Renovation, Burial

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth

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.None

IN.Nothing Suitable

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.Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Renovation, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Burial

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

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, Taking Office

IN.Renovation, Breaking Ground

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

IN.Taking Office, Travel

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.Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Thanking the Deities

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

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.Renovation, Building House, Migration, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business, Opening Granary, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage

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

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.Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Entering New House, Opening Business, Burial

IN.Taking Office, Renovation, Migration, Travel, Litigation, Consecration

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.Praying for Heirs, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Burial, Praying for Blessings, Offering Sacrifices

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground

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.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Building Stove, Offering Sacrifices

IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining, 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.Renovation, Entering New House, Burial

IN.Taking Office, Travel

Chinese Almanac Calendar

May 1, 1840 Friday (Week 18)

(Rat Year) Lunar: 3rd Month, 30th Day 劳动节

Gengzi Year, Gengchen Month, Gengshen Day

Auspicious Bathing Offering Sacrifices Dispelling Burial Breaking Ground for Tombs Thanking the Earth Moving the Coffin Avoid All Else

Inauspicious Taoist Fasts and Offerings Consecration Marriage Entering New House Raising Roof Beam