Times in UTC date Approaching Autumn Equinox Heavenly Punishment · Traditional cautionary marker (Black Path)

Lunar Month 8, Day 5 【Year of the Horse】

Year Bing-Wu Year

Month Ding-You Month

Day (Today) Ren-Chen Day

NaYin Everflowing Stream Water

Duty Danger Day Mansion Wings (Yi) Mansion

FIT

Traditional Calendar: Suitable Traditional calendar reference for timing and planning

嫁娶 Solemnizing marriages, betrothals & matrimonial covenants

出行 Long-distance journeys, voyages & departures

拆卸 Dismantling obsolete structures & clearing old edifices

修造 Structural remodeling, home carpentry & architectural repairs

移徙 Household relocation, moving possessions & changing abode

入宅 Entering new residence, hearth lighting & housewarming blessing

安葬 Solemn funeral observances, burial ceremonies & memorial rites

破土 Breaking ground for ancestral tombs & sacred burial plots

祈福 Traditional prayers, offerings & blessing customs

祭祀 Ancestral remembrance & ceremonial worship customs

安床 Traditional bed-placement customs & household arrangement

挂匾 Unveiling corporate signage, ceremonial plaques & business mottos

开光 Traditional consecration ceremonies & object dedication

会亲友 Hosting honored guests, convivial gatherings & family reunions

理发 Personal styling, grooming rituals & hygienic rejuvenation

AVOID

Traditional Calendar: Avoid Traditional calendar note: exercise mindful restraint

动土 Groundbreaking ceremonies, foundation work & site excavation

掘井 Excavating wells, unearthing pure springs & water tapping

开市 Grand inaugurations, commercial store openings & commencing trade

✦ Traditional Directions & Clashes

Day Clash & Direction Clash Dog (Bing-Xu) · Traditional caution marker: South

Traditional Direction Reference Joy reference: South · Resource reference: South · Blessing reference: Southeast

Yang / Yin Nobles Yang Noble reference: East · Yin Noble reference: Southeast

Void Branches (XunKong) Yr: Yin-Mao · Mo: Chen-Si · Day: Wu-Wei

✦ Traditional Favorable Markers Mother Granary · Four Phases · Six Harmony · Harmonious Union · Reverent Peace

✦ Traditional Cautionary Markers Month Sha · Month Emptiness · Four Strikes · Heavenly Punishment

Traditional Precepts Traditional saying: On Ren days: avoid releasing dykes to prevent floods · On Chen days: avoid weeping to prevent compounded bereavement

Phenology & Moon: Swallows Return · Waxing Crescent Moon

Public almanac references standard classical activities.

嫁娶出行伐木拆卸修造动土移徙入宅分居安葬破土修坟立碑掘井祈福祭祀安床开市挂匾开光立券会亲友扫舍理发词讼休息

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