2025-05-07 · Chinese Almanac and Personal Daily Report

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.

May 7, 2025Wednesday

Today

Yi–Si year · Snake

Xin–Si month

Lunar month 4, day 10

Bing–Zi dayRavine Water

Good for

weddings
rituals and remembrance
prayer and reflection
family planning prayers
consecration
travel
dismantling
starting construction
raising roof beams
moving a sacred flame
welcoming someone into the household
moving home
relocation
setting up a bed
planting
bringing in livestock
animal care
raising columns
installing doors
renovation
resolving outstanding matters
meeting friends and family

Avoid

Clash and sha

Clashes with Horse (Geng–Wu) · Sha: South

Auspicious directions

Joy Southwest · Wealth Southwest · Fortune Northwest

Seasonal rhythm

Start of Summer · First pentad

Mansion and day officer

Winnowing Basket · Water · Leopard · Caution Day Officer · White Tiger

Caution day

Favorable periods

Zi hour · Chou hour · Mao hour · Wu hour · Shen hour · You hour

Zodiac outlook

Favorable: Ox, Monkey, Dragon · Clashing: Horse

Daily Nine Star

Nine Star 7 · Metal · Position: West

Supportive markers

4 traditional markers

Caution markers

8 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

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

Late ZiCautious · Avoid

Geng–Zi (Rat) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path

Good for: family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
Avoid: rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · renovation · starting construction

Chou hour01:00–02:59

Auspicious · Good

Ji–Chou (Ox) · Heavenly Virtue · 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

Yin hour03:00–04:59

Cautious · Avoid

Geng–Yin (Tiger) · White Tiger · cautious path

Good for: family planning prayers · weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · burial rites · taking up a post · travel · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income
Avoid: rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · renovation · starting construction

Mao hour05:00–06:59

Auspicious · Good

Xin–Mao (Rabbit) · Jade Hall · auspicious path

Good for: renovation · roofing a building · relocation · setting up a bed · moving home · opening for business · opening storage · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · engagement arrangements · weddings · welcoming someone into the household
Avoid: taking up a post · travel

Chen hour07:00–08:59

Cautious · Avoid

Ren–Chen (Dragon) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path

Good for: family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
Avoid: taking up a post · travel · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration

Si hour09:00–10:59

Cautious · Avoid

Gui–Si (Snake) · Black Tortoise · cautious path

Good for: pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · moving home · opening for business · burial rites
Avoid: taking up a post · travel · renovation · starting construction · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration

Wu hour11:00–12:59

Auspicious · Good

Jia–Wu (Horse) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path

Avoid: major undertakings

Wei hour13:00–14:59

Cautious · Avoid

Yi–Wei (Goat) · Hook Array · cautious path

Avoid: renovation · starting construction · taking up a post · travel

Shen hour15:00–16:59

Auspicious · Good

Bing–Shen (Monkey) · Azure Dragon · 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: raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites

You hour17:00–18:59

Auspicious · Good

Ding–You (Rooster) · Bright Hall · auspicious path

Good for: renovation · moving home · burial rites · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · offerings of thanks · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · taking up a post

Xu hour19:00–20:59

Cautious · Avoid

Wu–Xu (Dog) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path

Good for: meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · travel · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites
Avoid: taking up a post · legal disputes · prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · traveling by boat

Hai hour21:00–22:59

Cautious · Avoid

Ji–Hai (Pig) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path

Good for: family planning prayers · travel · pursuing income · weddings
Avoid: rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · consecration · renovation · burial rites

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