2025-10-12 · 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.

October 12, 2025Sunday

Today

Yi–Si year · Snake

Bing–Xu month

Lunar month 8, day 21

Jia–Yin dayGreat Stream Water

Good for

coffining rites
burial ground work
burial rites
reinterment rites
ending mourning observances
beginning mourning observances
other nonessential plans

Avoid

Clash and sha

Clashes with Monkey (Wu–Shen) · Sha: North

Auspicious directions

Joy Northeast · Wealth Northeast · Fortune North

Seasonal rhythm

Cold Dew · First pentad

Mansion and day officer

Star · Sun · Horse · Settle Day Officer · Director of Destiny

Auspicious day

Favorable periods

Zi hour · Chou hour · Chen hour · Si hour · Wei hour · Xu hour

Zodiac outlook

Favorable: Pig, Horse, Dog · Clashing: Monkey

Daily Nine Star

Nine Star 7 · Metal · Position: West

Supportive markers

7 traditional markers

Caution markers

9 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) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path

Good for: prayer and reflection · engagement arrangements · weddings · setting up a bed · relocation · moving home · renovation · burial rites
Avoid: taking up a post · travel · pursuing income

Late ZiAuspicious · Good

Bing–Zi (Rat) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path

Good for: installing a stove · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · renovation
Avoid: raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites · taking up a post · travel

Chou hour01:00–02:59

Auspicious · Good

Yi–Chou (Ox) · Bright Hall · auspicious path

Good for: renovation · roofing a building · relocation · installing a stove · setting up a bed · moving home · opening for business · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · taking up a post
Avoid: rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks

Yin hour03:00–04:59

Cautious · Avoid

Bing–Yin (Tiger) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path

Good for: rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · offerings of thanks · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · moving home · burial rites · taking up a post
Avoid: raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites

Mao hour05:00–06:59

Cautious · Avoid

Ding–Mao (Rabbit) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path

Good for: family planning prayers · weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · renovation · burial rites · taking up a post · travel · pursuing income

Chen hour07:00–08:59

Auspicious · Good

Wu–Chen (Dragon) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path

Good for: engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites · taking up a post · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · travel
Avoid: prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · traveling by boat

Si hour09:00–10:59

Auspicious · Good

Ji–Si (Snake) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path

Good for: prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · engagement arrangements · weddings · relocation · opening for business · meeting a senior or patron
Avoid: taking up a post · travel · consecration · renovation · burial rites

Wu hour11:00–12:59

Cautious · Avoid

Geng–Wu (Horse) · White Tiger · cautious path

Good for: prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
Avoid: taking up a post · travel · renovation · starting construction

Wei hour13:00–14:59

Auspicious · Good

Xin–Wei (Goat) · Jade Hall · auspicious path

Good for: prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · travel · pursuing income · weddings · burial rites · renovation · roofing a building · relocation · setting up a bed · moving home · opening for business · opening storage · rituals and remembrance

Shen hour15:00–16:59

Cautious · Avoid

Ren–Shen (Monkey) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path

Avoid: major undertakings

You hour17:00–18:59

Cautious · Avoid

Gui–You (Rooster) · Black Tortoise · cautious path

Good for: pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · offerings of thanks
Avoid: taking up a post · travel · renovation · starting construction · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration

Xu hour19:00–20:59

Auspicious · Good

Jia–Xu (Dog) · 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 · installing a stove · rituals and remembrance · taking up a post

Hai hour21:00–22:59

Cautious · Avoid

Yi–Hai (Pig) · Hook Array · cautious path

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

NATAL CHART · DAILY INSIGHT

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