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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.

Friday
Today

Gui–Mao year · Rabbit

Ren–Xu month

Lunar month 8, day 29
Jia–Chen dayLamp Fire

Good for

  • rituals and remembrance
  • resolving outstanding matters
  • demolition
  • demolishing walls
  • other nonessential plans

Avoid

    Clash and sha

    Clashes with Dog (Wu–Xu) · Sha: South

    Auspicious directions

    Joy Northeast · Wealth Northeast · Fortune North

    Seasonal rhythm

    Cold Dew · Second pentad

    Mansion and day officer

    Ghost · Metal · Goat · Break Day Officer · Azure Dragon

    Auspicious day

    Favorable periods

    Yin hour · Chen hour · Si hour · Shen hour · You hour · Hai hour

    Zodiac outlook

    Favorable: Rooster, Monkey, Rat · Clashing: Dog

    Daily Nine Star

    Nine Star 8 · Earth · Position: Northeast

    Supportive markers

    4 traditional markers

    Caution markers

    5 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 ZiCautious · Avoid

    Jia–Zi (Rat) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path

    Good for
    prayer and reflection · engagement arrangements · weddings · setting up a bed · relocation · moving home · burial rites · family planning prayers · taking up a post · travel · pursuing income
    Avoid
    renovation · starting construction
    Late ZiCautious · Avoid

    Bing–Zi (Rat) · White Tiger · cautious path

    Good for
    pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · moving home · opening for business · burial rites · family planning prayers
    Avoid
    taking up a post · travel · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration
    Chou hour01:00–02:59
    Cautious · Avoid

    Yi–Chou (Ox) · Black Tortoise · cautious path

    Good for
    renovation · roofing a building · relocation · installing a stove · setting up a bed · moving home · opening for business · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings
    Avoid
    rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
    Yin hour03:00–04:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Bing–Yin (Tiger) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path

    Avoid
    rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
    Mao hour05:00–06:59
    Cautious · Avoid

    Ding–Mao (Rabbit) · Hook Array · cautious path

    Good for
    offerings of thanks · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · renovation · burial rites
    Avoid
    rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
    Chen hour07:00–08:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Wu–Chen (Dragon) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path

    Good for
    prayer and reflection · engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites · rituals and remembrance · meeting a senior or patron
    Avoid
    taking up a post · travel · pursuing income
    Si hour09:00–10:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Ji–Si (Snake) · Bright Hall · auspicious path

    Good for
    travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · renovation · burial rites
    Avoid
    rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
    Wu hour11:00–12:59
    Cautious · Avoid

    Geng–Wu (Horse) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path

    Good for
    prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
    Avoid
    raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites
    Wei hour13:00–14:59
    Cautious · Avoid

    Xin–Wei (Goat) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path

    Good for
    renovation · moving home · burial rites · taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · Taoist observance
    Shen hour15:00–16:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Ren–Shen (Monkey) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path

    Avoid
    major undertakings
    You hour17:00–18:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Gui–You (Rooster) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path

    Good for
    prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · moving home · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · burial rites · rituals and remembrance
    Avoid
    taking up a post · travel · renovation · starting construction
    Xu hour19:00–20:59
    Cautious · Avoid

    Jia–Xu (Dog) · White Tiger · cautious path

    Good for
    prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed · installing a stove · rituals and remembrance
    Avoid
    renovation · starting construction
    Hai hour21:00–22:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Yi–Hai (Pig) · Jade Hall · auspicious path

    Good for
    prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · pursuing income · weddings · burial rites
    Avoid
    taking up a post · travel · renovation
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