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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.

Friday
Today

Ding–Wei year · Goat

Ren–Yin month

Lunar month 1, day 14
Ji–Si dayGreat Forest Wood

Good for

  • installing a stove
  • resolving outstanding matters
  • road maintenance
  • other nonessential plans

Avoid

  • rituals and remembrance
  • prayer and reflection
  • burial rites
  • installing doors

Clash and sha

Clashes with Pig (Gui–Hai) · Sha: East

Auspicious directions

Joy Northeast · Wealth North · Fortune North

Seasonal rhythm

Rain Water · First pentad

Mansion and day officer

Bond · Metal · Dog · Balance Day Officer · Heavenly Virtue

Auspicious day

Favorable periods

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

Zodiac outlook

Favorable: Monkey, Rooster, Ox · Clashing: Pig

Daily Nine Star

Nine Star 3 · Wood · Position: East

Supportive markers

2 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 ZiCautious · Avoid

Jia–Zi (Rat) · White Tiger · cautious 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 · taking up a post
Late ZiAuspicious · Good

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

Avoid
major undertakings
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 · renovation · roofing a building · relocation
Avoid
taking up a post · travel
Yin hour03:00–04:59
Cautious · Avoid

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

Good for
taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · offerings of thanks
Avoid
raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites
Mao hour05:00–06:59
Cautious · Avoid

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

Good for
moving home · burial rites · pursuing income · weddings
Avoid
taking up a post · travel · renovation · starting construction
Chen hour07:00–08:59
Auspicious · Good

Wu–Chen (Dragon) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path

Good for
installing a stove · renovation · taking up a post · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · travel · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites
Avoid
rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Si hour09:00–10:59
Cautious · Avoid

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

Good for
family planning prayers · weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · burial rites · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income
Avoid
taking up a post · travel · renovation · consecration
Wu hour11:00–12:59
Auspicious · Good

Geng–Wu (Horse) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path

Good for
taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · moving home · opening for business · burial rites · prayer and reflection
Avoid
renovation · starting construction
Wei hour13:00–14:59
Auspicious · Good

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

Good for
rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · offerings of thanks · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · moving home · burial rites · renovation · roofing a building · relocation · installing a stove · setting up a bed
Shen hour15:00–16:59
Cautious · Avoid

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

Good for
family planning prayers · pursuing income · weddings · burial rites
Avoid
rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
You hour17:00–18:59
Cautious · Avoid

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

Good for
family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
Avoid
rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Xu hour19:00–20:59
Auspicious · Good

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

Good for
prayer and reflection · engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites
Avoid
taking up a post · travel · pursuing income
Hai hour21:00–22:59
Auspicious · Good

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

Avoid
major undertakings
NATAL CHART · DAILY INSIGHT

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