Good for
- resolving outstanding matters
- demolishing walls
- other nonessential plans
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.
Bing–Wu year · Horse
Ding–You month
Lunar month 8, day 3Geng–Yin dayPine and Cypress Wood
Avoid
- major undertakings
Clash and sha
Clashes with Monkey (Jia–Shen) · Sha: North
Auspicious directions
Joy Northwest · Wealth East · Fortune Southwest
Seasonal rhythm
White Dew · Second pentad
Mansion and day officer
Star · Sun · Horse · Hold Day Officer · Azure Dragon
Auspicious dayFavorable periods
Zi hour · Chou hour · Chen hour · Si hour · Wei hour · Xu hour
Zodiac outlook
Favorable: Pig, Horse, Dog · Clashing: Monkey
Nine Star 4 · Wood · Position: Southeast
5 traditional markers
3 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
Bing–Zi (Rat) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Late ZiAuspicious · Good
Wu–Zi (Rat) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · travel · pursuing income · weddings · burial rites
Chou hour01:00–02:59
Auspicious · Good
Ding–Chou (Ox) · Bright Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- joining a roof ridge · weddings · renovation · burial rites
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Yin hour03:00–04:59
Cautious · Avoid
Wu–Yin (Tiger) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · renovation · burial rites · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel
Mao hour05:00–06:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ji–Mao (Rabbit) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path
- Good for
- pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · offerings of thanks · renovation · roofing a building · relocation · setting up a bed · moving home · opening for business · opening storage
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel
Chen hour07:00–08:59
Auspicious · Good
Geng–Chen (Dragon) · 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 · rituals and remembrance
- Avoid
- raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites
Si hour09:00–10:59
Auspicious · Good
Xin–Si (Snake) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path
- Good for
- moving home · taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings
- Avoid
- consecration · renovation · burial rites
Wu hour11:00–12:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ren–Wu (Horse) · White Tiger · cautious path
- Avoid
- major undertakings
Wei hour13:00–14:59
Auspicious · Good
Gui–Wei (Goat) · Jade Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · pursuing income · weddings · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · renovation
Shen hour15:00–16:59
Cautious · Avoid
Jia–Shen (Monkey) · Heavenly Prison · cautious 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
- Avoid
- renovation · starting construction
You hour17:00–18:59
Cautious · Avoid
Yi–You (Rooster) · Black Tortoise · cautious path
- Good for
- renovation · roofing a building · relocation · installing a stove · setting up a bed · moving home · opening for business · taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · weddings
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Xu hour19:00–20:59
Auspicious · Good
Bing–Xu (Dog) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path
- Good for
- meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Hai hour21:00–22:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ding–Hai (Pig) · Hook Array · cautious path
- Good for
- taking up a post · meeting a senior or patron · travel · pursuing income · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
NATAL CHART · DAILY INSIGHT
Your personal guidance for today
Your natal pattern and today’s stem-branch timing are read together to trace the day’s changing momentum, openings, and limits.
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