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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.

Sunday
Today

Jia–Chen year · Dragon

Gui–You month

Lunar month 8, day 6
Yi–Hai dayMountaintop Fire

Good for

  • major undertakings

Avoid

    Clash and sha

    Clashes with Snake (Ji–Si) · Sha: West

    Auspicious directions

    Joy Northwest · Wealth Northeast · Fortune Southwest

    Seasonal rhythm

    White Dew · First pentad

    Mansion and day officer

    Hairy Head · Sun · Rooster · Full Day Officer · Black Tortoise

    Caution day

    Favorable periods

    Chou hour · Chen hour · Wu hour · Wei hour · Xu hour · Hai hour · Zi hour

    Zodiac outlook

    Favorable: Tiger, Rabbit, Goat · Clashing: Snake

    Daily Nine Star

    Nine Star 1 · Water · Position: North

    Supportive markers

    7 traditional markers

    Caution 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 ZiCautious · Avoid

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

    Good for
    rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · offerings of thanks · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · renovation · burial rites · taking up a post
    Avoid
    raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites
    Late ZiAuspicious · Good

    Wu–Zi (Rat) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path

    Good for
    taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · rituals and remembrance · offerings of thanks
    Avoid
    prayer and reflection · family planning prayers
    Chou hour01:00–02:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Ding–Chou (Ox) · Jade Hall · auspicious path

    Good for
    rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · offerings of thanks · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · moving home · burial rites · renovation · roofing a building · relocation · setting up a bed · taking up a post
    Yin hour03:00–04:59
    Cautious · Avoid

    Wu–Yin (Tiger) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path

    Good for
    engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
    Avoid
    prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · taking up a post · renovation · relocation · travel · legal disputes
    Mao hour05:00–06:59
    Cautious · Avoid

    Ji–Mao (Rabbit) · Black Tortoise · cautious 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
    Chen hour07:00–08:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Geng–Chen (Dragon) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path

    Good for
    installing a stove · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · taking up a post · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · travel · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites
    Avoid
    renovation · starting construction
    Si hour09:00–10:59
    Cautious · Avoid

    Xin–Si (Snake) · Hook Array · cautious path

    Avoid
    major undertakings
    Wu hour11:00–12:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Ren–Wu (Horse) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path

    Good for
    family planning prayers · weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · renovation · burial rites · engagement arrangements · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income
    Avoid
    rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
    Wei hour13:00–14:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Gui–Wei (Goat) · Bright Hall · auspicious path

    Good for
    family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed · renovation · roofing a building · relocation · installing a stove
    Avoid
    rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
    Shen hour15:00–16:59
    Cautious · Avoid

    Jia–Shen (Monkey) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path

    Good for
    taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron
    Avoid
    rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · consecration · renovation · burial rites
    You hour17:00–18:59
    Cautious · Avoid

    Yi–You (Rooster) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path

    Avoid
    taking up a post · travel · pursuing income
    Xu hour19:00–20:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Bing–Xu (Dog) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path

    Good for
    engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites
    Avoid
    raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
    Hai hour21:00–22:59
    Auspicious · Good

    Ding–Hai (Pig) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path

    Good for
    rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · offerings of thanks · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · moving home · burial rites
    Avoid
    taking up a post · travel
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