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May 17, 1996 Friday (Week 20)

(Rat Year) Lunar: 4th Month, 1st Day

Bingzi Year, Guisi Month, Jiayin Day

Auspicious Planting Catching Hunting Avoid All Else

Inauspicious Opening Business Breaking Ground Offering Sacrifices Taoist Fasts and Offerings Burial Visit Sick

Prev Solar Term: Beginning of Summer
（1996-05-05 13:26:02）

Next Solar Term: Grain Buds
（1996-05-21 02:23:06）

God of Wealth Direction Northeast

God of Fortune Direction Due North

God of Joy Direction Northeast

Yang Benefactor Direction Southwest

Yin Benefactor Direction Northeast

Five Elements Great Stream Water

Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:North

Deity of the Day Heavenly Prison（Inauspicious Day）

Twelve Day Officers

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Auspicious Deities

Monthly Emptiness, Mother's Granary, Reverence & Peace, Five Harmonies, Echoing Bark

Fetal Deity Position

Door, Furnace - Outside Northeast

Inauspicious Deities

Heavenly Dipper, Robbery Sha, Monthly Harm, Earth Talisman, Eight Specials, Heavenly Prison

Pengzu's Hundred Taboos

Jia: Do not open granaries, or wealth will dissipate. Yin: Do not offer sacrifices, or spirits will reject them.

28 Lunar Mansions

Lunar Mansions: Ox Metal Ox

Year Element Stream Water

Month Element Long Flowing Water

Day Element Great Stream Water

Year Void Shen, You

Month Void Wu, Wei

Day Void Zi, Chou

Phenology Third Pentad，Snake gourds grow

Monthly Ordinance Guisi

Daily Prosperity Yin Mutual Prosperity, Jia Advancing Prosperity

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Wuwu), 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, Renovation, Burial

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth

Chou

Auspicious

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

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

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

Yin

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Gengshen), Sha North

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

AU.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Thanking the Deities, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Entering New House, Burial, Taking Office

IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining

Mao

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (xinyou), Sha West

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

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

IN.None

Chen

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Renxu), Sha South

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

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

IN.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Take Boat

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuihai), Sha East

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 Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Engagement, Marriage, Migration, Opening Business, Meet Nobles

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Consecration, Renovation, Burial

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Jiazi), Sha North

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.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground

Wei

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Yichou), Sha West

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

AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Travel, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Burial, Renovation, Building House, Migration, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business, Opening Granary, Offering Sacrifices

IN.None

Shen

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Bingyin), Sha South

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

You

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Dingmao), Sha East

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

AU.Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Thanking the Deities

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

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Wuchen), Sha North

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, Building Stove, Offering Sacrifices, Taking Office

IN.None

Hai

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Zisi), Sha West

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

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

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation

Chinese Almanac Calendar

May 17, 1996 Friday (Week 20)

(Rat Year) Lunar: 4th Month, 1st Day

Bingzi Year, Guisi Month, Jiayin Day

Auspicious Planting Catching Hunting Avoid All Else

Inauspicious Opening Business Breaking Ground Offering Sacrifices Taoist Fasts and Offerings Burial Visit Sick