Good for
- rituals and remembrance
- meeting friends and family
- opening for business
- setting up a bed
- reinterment rites
- burial rites
GUANYITANG · DAILY ALMANAC
The day's almanac
Read the day's auspicious and cautionary currents to know your bounds; trace each hour's generating and controlling forces to discern what lies ahead.
Gui–Mao year · Rabbit
Bing–Chen month
Lunar month 2, day 16Jia–Wu dayMetal in Sand
Avoid
- weddings
- starting construction
- burial ground work
Clash and sha
Clashes with Rat (Wu–Zi) · Sha: North
Auspicious directions
Joy Northeast · Wealth Northeast · Fortune North
Seasonal rhythm
Clear and Bright · First pentad
Mansion and day officer
Horn · Wood · Flood Dragon · Full Day Officer · Heavenly Punishment
Caution dayFavorable periods
Zi hour · Chou hour · Mao hour · Wu hour · Shen hour · You hour
Zodiac outlook
Favorable: Goat, Tiger, Dog · Clashing: Rat
Nine Star 1 · Water · Position: North
5 traditional markers
4 traditional markers
CHOOSING A TIME
Two-hour windows
Read each period's auspicious or cautious path, activities, and presiding deity.
Zi hour00:00–00:59 / 23:00–23:59
Early ZiAuspicious · Good
Jia–Zi (Rat) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
- Avoid
- renovation · starting construction · taking up a post
Late ZiCautious · Avoid
Bing–Zi (Rat) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · pursuing income · weddings · burial rites
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Chou hour01:00–02:59
Auspicious · Good
Yi–Chou (Ox) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path
- Good for
- pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites · prayer and reflection
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · renovation · starting construction
Yin hour03:00–04:59
Cautious · Avoid
Bing–Yin (Tiger) · White Tiger · cautious path
- Good for
- meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · weddings · moving home · relocation · burial rites
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Mao hour05:00–06:59
Auspicious · Good
Ding–Mao (Rabbit) · Jade Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · renovation · burial rites · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Chen hour07:00–08:59
Cautious · Avoid
Wu–Chen (Dragon) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · engagement arrangements · weddings · setting up a bed · relocation · moving home · renovation · burial rites · rituals and remembrance
- Avoid
- bridge construction · traveling by boat
Si hour09:00–10:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ji–Si (Snake) · Black Tortoise · cautious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · travel · moving home · weddings · renovation · burial rites · taking up a post
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Wu hour11:00–12:59
Auspicious · Good
Geng–Wu (Horse) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed · taking up a post
- Avoid
- raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites
Wei hour13:00–14:59
Cautious · Avoid
Xin–Wei (Goat) · Hook Array · cautious path
- Good for
- renovation · moving home · burial rites · prayer and reflection · weddings
Shen hour15:00–16:59
Auspicious · Good
Ren–Shen (Monkey) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
- Avoid
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers
You hour17:00–18:59
Auspicious · Good
Gui–You (Rooster) · Bright Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed · rituals and remembrance
Xu hour19:00–20:59
Cautious · Avoid
Jia–Xu (Dog) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path
- Avoid
- major undertakings
Hai hour21:00–22:59
Cautious · Avoid
Yi–Hai (Pig) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path
- Good for
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · moving home · opening for business · burial rites · renovation · roofing a building · relocation · setting up a bed
NATAL CHART · DAILY INSIGHT
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