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April 4, 1997 Friday (Week 14)

(Ox Year) Lunar: 2nd Month, 27th Day 寒食节

Dingchou Year, Guimao Month, Bingzi Day

Auspicious Making Clothes Making Marriage Bed Coming-of-Age Ceremony Marriage Taking Son-in-Law Setting Up Bed Encoffining Collecting Wealth

Inauspicious Building Stove Opening Business Burial Making Roof Beams

Prev Solar Term: Spring Equinox
（1997-03-20 21:54:40）

Next Solar Term: Pure Brightness
（1997-04-05 01:56:16）

God of Wealth Direction Southwest

God of Fortune Direction Northwest

God of Joy Direction Southwest

Yang Benefactor Direction Due West

Yin Benefactor Direction Northwest

Five Elements Stream Water

Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:South

Deity of the Day Arbiter of Fate（Auspicious Day）

Twelve Day Officers

Receive
Day

Auspicious Deities

Mother's Granary, Four Phases, Yang Virtue, No General, Arbiter of Fate, Echoing Bark

Fetal Deity Position

Kitchen, Stove, Mortar - Outside Southwest

Inauspicious Deities

Heavenly Dipper, Monthly Punishment, Major Time, Great Defeat, Salty Pool, Heavenly Thief, Water Touching Dragon

Pengzu's Hundred Taboos

Bing: Do not repair stoves, or disaster will strike. Zi: Do not divine, or you will invite disaster.

28 Lunar Mansions

Lunar Mansions: Ghost Metal Goat

Year Element Stream Water

Month Element Gold Foil Metal

Day Element Stream Water

Year Void Shen, You

Month Void Chen, Si

Day Void Shen, You

Phenology Third Pentad，Lightning begins

Monthly Ordinance Guimao

Daily Prosperity Si Mutual Prosperity, Gui Advancing Prosperity

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Renwu), 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, Offering Sacrifices, Thanking the Deities

IN.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs

Chou

Auspicious

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

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

IN.None

Yin

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Jiashen), 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 Heirs, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Burial, Taking Office, Travel, Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth

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

Mao

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Yiyou), 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, Building House, Migration, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business, Opening Granary, Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth, Engagement, Marriage, Expanding Household

IN.Taking Office, Travel

Chen

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Bingxu), Sha South

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

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

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

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Dinghai), 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, Engagement, Marriage, Entering New House, Opening Business, Burial

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

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Wuzi), Sha North

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

AU.None

IN.Nothing Suitable

Wei

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Zichou), Sha West

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

AU.None

IN.Renovation, Breaking Ground, Taking Office, Travel

Shen

Auspicious

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

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

IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining

You

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (xinmao), Sha East

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, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Thanking the Deities, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Taking Office

IN.None

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Renchen), Sha North

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

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

IN.Taking Office, Litigation, Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Take Boat

Hai

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuisi), 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, Travel, Seek Wealth, Marriage

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

Chinese Almanac Calendar

April 4, 1997 Friday (Week 14)

(Ox Year) Lunar: 2nd Month, 27th Day 寒食节

Dingchou Year, Guimao Month, Bingzi Day

Auspicious Making Clothes Making Marriage Bed Coming-of-Age Ceremony Marriage Taking Son-in-Law Setting Up Bed Encoffining Collecting Wealth

Inauspicious Building Stove Opening Business Burial Making Roof Beams