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April 22, 1997 Tuesday (Week 17)

(Ox Year) Lunar: 3rd Month, 16th Day

Dingchou Year, Jiachen Month, Jiawu Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Visiting Friends&Relatives Opening Business Setting Up Bed Relocating Grave Burial

Inauspicious Marriage Breaking Ground Breaking Ground for Tombs

Prev Solar Term: Grain Rain
（1997-04-20 09:02:49）

Next Solar Term: Beginning of Summer
（1997-05-05 19:19:26）

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 Sand Metal

Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:North

Deity of the Day Heavenly Punishment（Inauspicious Day）

Twelve Day Officers

Full
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Auspicious Deities

Hourly Virtue, People's Day, Heavenly Mystic, Fortune Virtue, Barking Dog

Fetal Deity Position

Door, Mortar - Inside Room North

Inauspicious Deities

Calamity Sha, Heavenly Fire, Great Sha, Heavenly Punishment

Pengzu's Hundred Taboos

Jia: Do not open granaries, or wealth will dissipate. Wu: Do not build roofs, or they must be redone.

28 Lunar Mansions

Lunar Mansions: Encampment Fire Pig

Year Element Stream Water

Month Element Lamp Fire

Day Element Sand Metal

Year Void Shen, You

Month Void Yin, Mao

Day Void Chen, Si

Phenology First Pentad，Duckweed begins to grow

Monthly Ordinance Jiachen

Daily Prosperity Yin Mutual Prosperity, Ding,Ji 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, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed

IN.Renovation, Breaking Ground, Taking Office

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.Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Marriage, Expanding Household, Migration, Burial, Praying for Blessings

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground

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.Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Entering New House, Migration, Burial

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

Mao

Auspicious

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, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement

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 (Renxu), Sha South

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

AU.Praying for Blessings, Engagement, Marriage, Setting Up Bed, Migration, Entering New House, Renovation, Burial, Offering Sacrifices

IN.Building Bridges, Take Boat

Inauspicious

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 Heirs, Travel, Entering New House, Marriage, Renovation, Burial, Taking Office

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

Auspicious

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, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Taking Office

IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining

Wei

Inauspicious

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.Renovation, Entering New House, Burial, Praying for Blessings, Marriage

IN.None

Shen

Auspicious

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.Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed

IN.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs

You

Auspicious

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

IN.None

Inauspicious

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.None

IN.Nothing Suitable

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

IN.None

Chinese Almanac Calendar

April 22, 1997 Tuesday (Week 17)

(Ox Year) Lunar: 3rd Month, 16th Day

Dingchou Year, Jiachen Month, Jiawu Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Visiting Friends&Relatives Opening Business Setting Up Bed Relocating Grave Burial

Inauspicious Marriage Breaking Ground Breaking Ground for Tombs