2027-01-20 · 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.

January 20, 2027Wednesday

Today

Bing–Wu year · Horse

Xin–Chou month

Lunar month 12, day 13

Ji–Hai dayPlain Wood

Good for

engagement arrangements
formal commitments
rituals and remembrance
prayer and reflection
family planning prayers
Taoist observance
cleansing and bathing
welcoming someone into the household
meeting friends and family
starting study
medical treatment
installing milling equipment
digging a well
opening a pond
bringing in livestock
animal care
building animal pens

Avoid

weddings
setting up a canopy
moving home
funeral observances
burial rites

Clash and sha

Clashes with Snake (Gui–Si) · Sha: West

Auspicious directions

Joy Northeast · Wealth North · Fortune North

Seasonal rhythm

Major Cold · First pentad

Mansion and day officer

Traditional lunar mansion · Open Day Officer · Bright Hall

Auspicious day

Favorable periods

Chou hour · Chen hour · Wu hour · Wei hour · Xu hour · Hai hour · Zi hour

Zodiac outlook

Favorable: Tiger, Rabbit, Goat · Clashing: Snake

Daily Nine Star

Nine Star 9 · Fire · Position: South

Supportive markers

8 traditional markers

Caution markers

4 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

Jia–Zi (Rat) · White Tiger · cautious path

Good for: installing a stove · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Avoid: renovation · starting construction

Late ZiAuspicious · Good

Bing–Zi (Rat) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path

Good for: meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · burial rites · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements
Avoid: taking up a post · renovation · relocation · travel · legal disputes · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration

Chou hour01:00–02:59

Auspicious · Good

Yi–Chou (Ox) · Jade Hall · auspicious 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

Yin hour03:00–04:59

Cautious · Avoid

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

Good for: engagement arrangements · weddings · setting up a bed · relocation · moving home · renovation · burial rites
Avoid: rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel

Mao hour05:00–06:59

Cautious · Avoid

Ding–Mao (Rabbit) · Black Tortoise · cautious path

Avoid: major undertakings

Chen hour07:00–08:59

Auspicious · Good

Wu–Chen (Dragon) · 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 · rituals and remembrance
Avoid: taking up a post · legal disputes

Si hour09:00–10:59

Cautious · Avoid

Ji–Si (Snake) · Hook Array · cautious path

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

Wu hour11:00–12:59

Auspicious · Good

Geng–Wu (Horse) · 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 · taking up a post
Avoid: raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites

Wei hour13:00–14:59

Auspicious · Good

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

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

Shen hour15:00–16:59

Cautious · Avoid

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

Avoid: prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · traveling by boat · rituals and remembrance

You hour17:00–18:59

Cautious · Avoid

Gui–You (Rooster) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path

Good for: rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · offerings of thanks · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · moving home · burial rites · family planning prayers
Avoid: bridge construction · traveling by boat

Xu hour19:00–20:59

Auspicious · Good

Jia–Xu (Dog) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path

Good for: meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · burial rites
Avoid: taking up a post · renovation · relocation · travel · legal disputes

Hai hour21:00–22:59

Auspicious · Good

Yi–Hai (Pig) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path

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

NATAL CHART · DAILY INSIGHT

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