Good for
- cleansing and bathing
- coming-of-age rites
- repairing walls
- sealing openings
- cutting garments
- renovation
- preparing roof beams
- preparing column joints
- installing milling equipment
- building embankments
- building a latrine
- pest control
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
Geng–Zi month
Lunar month 11, day 7Gui–Hai dayOcean Water
Avoid
- relocation
- moving home
- weddings
- prayer and reflection
- consecration
- digging a well
Clash and sha
Clashes with Snake (Ding–Si) · Sha: West
Auspicious directions
Joy Southeast · Wealth South · Fortune Northeast
Seasonal rhythm
Major Snow · Second pentad
Mansion and day officer
Tail · Fire · Tiger · Close Day Officer · Vermilion Bird
Caution dayFavorable periods
Chou hour · Chen hour · Wu hour · Wei hour · Xu hour · Hai hour · Zi hour
Zodiac outlook
Favorable: Tiger, Rabbit, Goat · Clashing: Snake
Nine Star 1 · Water · Position: North
1 traditional marker
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 ZiCautious · Avoid
Ren–Zi (Rat) · White Tiger · cautious path
- Good for
- pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · moving home · opening for business · burial rites · family planning prayers
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Late ZiAuspicious · Good
Jia–Zi (Rat) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites
- Avoid
- boat building · traveling by boat
Chou hour01:00–02:59
Auspicious · Good
Gui–Chou (Ox) · 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 · engagement arrangements · weddings · welcoming someone into the household
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration
Yin hour03:00–04:59
Cautious · Avoid
Jia–Yin (Tiger) · 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 · renovation · relocation · travel · legal disputes · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Mao hour05:00–06:59
Cautious · Avoid
Yi–Mao (Rabbit) · Black Tortoise · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed · rituals and remembrance
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · renovation · starting construction
Chen hour07:00–08:59
Auspicious · Good
Bing–Chen (Dragon) · 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
Si hour09:00–10:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ding–Si (Snake) · Hook Array · cautious path
- Avoid
- major undertakings
Wu hour11:00–12:59
Auspicious · Good
Wu–Wu (Horse) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · setting up a bed · relocation · moving home · renovation · burial rites
- Avoid
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · traveling by boat
Wei hour13:00–14:59
Auspicious · Good
Ji–Wei (Goat) · Bright Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed · renovation · roofing a building · relocation · installing a stove · rituals and remembrance
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel
Shen hour15:00–16:59
Cautious · Avoid
Geng–Shen (Monkey) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path
- Good for
- pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · renovation · starting construction
You hour17:00–18:59
Cautious · Avoid
Xin–You (Rooster) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path
- Good for
- taking up a post · travel · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · weddings · moving home · relocation · burial rites
Xu hour19:00–20:59
Auspicious · Good
Ren–Xu (Dog) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Hai hour21:00–22:59
Auspicious · Good
Gui–Hai (Pig) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · renovation · burial rites · engagement arrangements
- Avoid
- bridge construction · traveling by boat · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
NATAL CHART · DAILY INSIGHT
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