2026-09-20 · 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.

September 20, 2026Sunday

Today

Bing–Wu year · Horse

Ding–You month

Lunar month 8, day 10

Ding–You dayFire Below the Mountain

Good for

rituals and remembrance
travel
cleansing and bathing
cleaning the home
burial rites
other nonessential plans

Avoid

starting construction
burial ground work
property acquisition
digging a well

Clash and sha

Clashes with Rabbit (Xin–Mao) · Sha: East

Auspicious directions

Joy South · Wealth Southwest · Fortune Southeast

Seasonal rhythm

White Dew · Third pentad

Mansion and day officer

Room · Sun · Rabbit · Establish Day Officer · Jade Hall

Auspicious day

Favorable periods

Zi hour · Yin hour · Mao hour · Wu hour · Wei hour · You hour

Zodiac outlook

Favorable: Dragon, Snake, Ox · Clashing: Rabbit

Daily Nine Star

Nine Star 6 · Metal · Position: Northwest

Supportive markers

6 traditional markers

Caution markers

7 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

Geng–Zi (Rat) · Director of Destiny · auspicious 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
Avoid: raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites · taking up a post · legal disputes

Late ZiCautious · Avoid

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

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

Chou hour01:00–02:59

Cautious · Avoid

Xin–Chou (Ox) · Hook Array · cautious path

Avoid: major undertakings

Yin hour03:00–04:59

Auspicious · Good

Ren–Yin (Tiger) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path

Good for: weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · renovation · burial rites · engagement arrangements
Avoid: prayer and reflection · family planning prayers

Mao hour05:00–06:59

Auspicious · Good

Gui–Mao (Rabbit) · Bright Hall · auspicious 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

Cautious · Avoid

Jia–Chen (Dragon) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path

Avoid: renovation · starting construction

Si hour09:00–10:59

Cautious · Avoid

Yi–Si (Snake) · Vermilion Bird · cautious 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 · weddings
Avoid: taking up a post · travel

Wu hour11:00–12:59

Auspicious · Good

Bing–Wu (Horse) · Golden Coffer · auspicious 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

Wei hour13:00–14:59

Auspicious · Good

Ding–Wei (Goat) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path

Good for: meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites
Avoid: boat building · traveling by boat · taking up a post · travel · renovation · starting construction · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration

Shen hour15:00–16:59

Cautious · Avoid

Wu–Shen (Monkey) · White Tiger · 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

You hour17:00–18:59

Auspicious · Good

Ji–You (Rooster) · Jade Hall · auspicious path

Avoid: taking up a post · travel · renovation

Xu hour19:00–20:59

Cautious · Avoid

Geng–Xu (Dog) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path

Good for: prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
Avoid: raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites · taking up a post · travel

Hai hour21:00–22:59

Cautious · Avoid

Xin–Hai (Pig) · 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 · rituals and remembrance · renovation · roofing a building · relocation · installing a stove

NATAL CHART · DAILY INSIGHT

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