Good for
- weddings
- rituals and remembrance
- consecration
- prayer and reflection
- family planning prayers
- moving a sacred flame
- moving home
- relocation
- setting up a bed
- dismantling
- starting construction
- burial ground work
- earth thanksgiving rites
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
Gui–Mao month
Lunar month 2, day 4Ji–Chou dayThunderbolt Fire
Avoid
- setting up a canopy
- opening for business
- burial rites
- coffining rites
Clash and sha
Clashes with Goat (Gui–Wei) · Sha: East
Auspicious directions
Joy Northeast · Wealth North · Fortune North
Seasonal rhythm
Awakening of Insects · Second pentad
Mansion and day officer
Dipper · Wood · Xiezhi · Open Day Officer · Hook Array
Caution dayFavorable periods
Yin hour · Mao hour · Si hour · Shen hour · Xu hour · Hai hour · Zi hour
Zodiac outlook
Favorable: Rat, Snake, Rooster · Clashing: Goat
Nine Star 5 · Earth · Position: Centre Palace
6 traditional markers
5 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) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path
- Good for
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · weddings · relocation · opening for business · burial rites
- Avoid
- renovation · starting construction
Late ZiAuspicious · Good
Bing–Zi (Rat) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Chou hour01:00–02:59
Cautious · Avoid
Yi–Chou (Ox) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path
- Good for
- renovation · roofing a building · relocation · setting up a bed · moving home · opening for business · opening storage · taking up a post · travel · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · engagement arrangements · weddings · welcoming someone into the household
Yin hour03:00–04:59
Auspicious · Good
Bing–Yin (Tiger) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path
- Good for
- joining a roof ridge · weddings · renovation · burial rites
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Mao hour05:00–06:59
Auspicious · Good
Ding–Mao (Rabbit) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious 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 · starting construction · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration
Chen hour07:00–08:59
Cautious · Avoid
Wu–Chen (Dragon) · White Tiger · cautious path
- Good for
- installing a stove · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · renovation · taking up a post · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · travel · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites
Si hour09:00–10:59
Auspicious · Good
Ji–Si (Snake) · Jade Hall · auspicious path
- Avoid
- major undertakings
Wu hour11:00–12:59
Cautious · Avoid
Geng–Wu (Horse) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · travel · pursuing income · weddings · burial rites
- Avoid
- renovation · starting construction
Wei hour13:00–14:59
Cautious · Avoid
Xin–Wei (Goat) · 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 · renovation · moving home · burial rites · rituals and remembrance
Shen hour15:00–16:59
Auspicious · Good
Ren–Shen (Monkey) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path
- Good for
- moving home · renovation · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · legal disputes · prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · traveling by boat
You hour17:00–18:59
Cautious · Avoid
Gui–You (Rooster) · Hook Array · 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
Xu hour19:00–20:59
Auspicious · Good
Jia–Xu (Dog) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · renovation · starting construction
Hai hour21:00–22:59
Auspicious · Good
Yi–Hai (Pig) · Bright Hall · 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
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.
Loading your report status…
PRIVATE · MULTIPLE NOTES PER DAY
Record today, revisit what time reveals
Write whenever something matters. Every entry is strictly private and visible only to you.
Loading this day's notes…
Traditional-culture reflection and planning support; not a substitute for medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice.