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2008-10-17
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October 17, 2008 Friday (Week 42)

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(Rat Year) Lunar: 9th Month, 19th Day

Wuzi Year, Renxu Month, Gengyin Day

Auspicious Catching Weaving Nets Encoffining Removing Mourning Clothes Donning Mourning Clothes Moving the Coffin Breaking Ground for Tombs Burial Relocating Grave Erecting Tombstone

Inauspicious Marriage Offering Sacrifices Entering New House Building House Migration

Prev Solar Term: Cold Dew
（2008-10-08 05:56:38）
Next Solar Term: Frost's Descent
（2008-10-23 09:08:39）
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 Arbiter of Fate（Auspicious Day）
Twelve Day Officers
Stable
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Auspicious Deities
Monthly Grace, Yang Virtue, Three Harmonies, Approaching Day, Hourly Yin, Five Harmonies, Arbiter of Fate, Echoing Bark
Fetal Deity Position
Mortar, Mill, Furnace - Outside Due North
Inauspicious Deities
Monthly Aversion, Earth Fire, Death Qi, Nine Pits, Nine Scorches, Vicious Action
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: Ox Metal Ox
Year Element Thunderbolt Fire
Month Element Great Ocean Water
Day Element Pine and Cypress Wood
Year Void Wu, Wei
Month Void Zi, Chou
Day Void Wu, Wei
Phenology Second Pentad，Sparrows transform into clams
Monthly Ordinance Renxu
Daily Prosperity Shen Mutual Prosperity, Jia Advancing Prosperity
Zi
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
Si
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
Wu
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
Xu
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

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