Good for
- rituals and remembrance
- sealing openings
- making fishing nets
- burial ground work
- earth thanksgiving rites
- burial rites
- moving a coffin
- ending mourning observances
- beginning mourning observances
- 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.
Ding–Wei year · Goat
Ren–Yin month
Lunar month 1, day 7Ren–Xu dayOcean Water
Avoid
- weddings
- moving home
Clash and sha
Clashes with Dragon (Bing–Chen) · Sha: North
Auspicious directions
Joy South · Wealth South · Fortune Southeast
Seasonal rhythm
Start of Spring · Second pentad
Mansion and day officer
Ox · Metal · Ox · Complete Day Officer · Director of Destiny
Auspicious dayFavorable periods
Yin hour · Chen hour · Si hour · Shen hour · You hour · Hai hour
Zodiac outlook
Favorable: Rabbit, Tiger, Horse · Clashing: Dragon
Nine Star 5 · Earth · Position: Centre Palace
7 traditional 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
Geng–Zi (Rat) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · renovation · starting construction
Late 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
Chou hour01:00–02:59
Cautious · Avoid
Xin–Chou (Ox) · Black Tortoise · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · weddings · renovation · building a shrine · installing a stove · moving home · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income
Yin hour03:00–04:59
Auspicious · Good
Ren–Yin (Tiger) · Director of Destiny · 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
Mao hour05:00–06:59
Cautious · Avoid
Gui–Mao (Rabbit) · Hook Array · 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 · travel · renovation · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration
Chen hour07:00–08:59
Auspicious · Good
Jia–Chen (Dragon) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path
- Avoid
- major undertakings
Si hour09:00–10:59
Auspicious · Good
Yi–Si (Snake) · Bright Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · renovation · burial rites
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Wu hour11:00–12:59
Cautious · Avoid
Bing–Wu (Horse) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
- Avoid
- raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites · taking up a post · legal disputes
Wei hour13:00–14:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ding–Wei (Goat) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path
- Good for
- meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel
Shen hour15:00–16:59
Auspicious · Good
Wu–Shen (Monkey) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income
- Avoid
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · taking up a post · travel
You hour17:00–18:59
Auspicious · Good
Ji–You (Rooster) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path
- Good for
- renovation · installing a stove
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Xu hour19:00–20:59
Cautious · Avoid
Geng–Xu (Dog) · White Tiger · cautious path
- Good for
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · Taoist observance · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · burial rites
- Avoid
- boat building · traveling by boat
Hai hour21:00–22:59
Auspicious · Good
Xin–Hai (Pig) · Jade Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- renovation · roofing a building · relocation · setting up a bed · moving home · opening for business · opening storage · taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings
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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