Good for
- engagement arrangements
- rituals and remembrance
- prayer and reflection
- family planning prayers
- Taoist observance
- travel
- laying foundations
- roofing a building
- setting foundation stones
- installing doors
- coffining rites
- burial 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
Jia–Chen month
Lunar month 3, day 18Gui–You daySword-edge Metal
Avoid
- weddings
- opening for business
- receiving funds
- moving a sacred flame
Clash and sha
Clashes with Rabbit (Ding–Mao) · Sha: East
Auspicious directions
Joy Southeast · Wealth South · Fortune Northeast
Seasonal rhythm
Grain Rain · First pentad
Mansion and day officer
Willow · Earth · Deer · Hold Day Officer · Heavenly Virtue
Auspicious dayFavorable periods
Zi hour · Yin hour · Mao hour · Wu hour · Wei hour · You hour
Zodiac outlook
Favorable: Dragon, Snake, Ox · Clashing: Rabbit
Nine Star 4 · Wood · Position: Southeast
5 traditional 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 ZiAuspicious · Good
Ren–Zi (Rat) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path
- Good for
- pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · moving home · opening for business · burial rites · family planning prayers · installing a stove
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Late ZiCautious · Avoid
Jia–Zi (Rat) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · moving home · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · renovation · relocation · travel · legal disputes
Chou hour01:00–02:59
Cautious · Avoid
Gui–Chou (Ox) · 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
Yin hour03:00–04:59
Auspicious · Good
Jia–Yin (Tiger) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · setting up a bed · relocation · moving home · renovation · burial rites · taking up a post · meeting a senior or patron · travel · pursuing income
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Mao hour05:00–06:59
Auspicious · Good
Yi–Mao (Rabbit) · Bright Hall · auspicious path
- Avoid
- major undertakings
Chen hour07:00–08:59
Cautious · Avoid
Bing–Chen (Dragon) · 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 · rituals and remembrance
- Avoid
- raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites
Si hour09:00–10:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ding–Si (Snake) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · travel · pursuing income · weddings
- Avoid
- consecration · renovation · burial rites
Wu hour11:00–12:59
Auspicious · Good
Wu–Wu (Horse) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites · renovation
- Avoid
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · traveling by boat
Wei hour13:00–14:59
Auspicious · Good
Ji–Wei (Goat) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path
- Good for
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · renovation · installing a stove · 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
Cautious · Avoid
Geng–Shen (Monkey) · White Tiger · cautious path
- Good for
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · renovation · starting construction
You hour17:00–18:59
Auspicious · Good
Xin–You (Rooster) · Jade Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- renovation · roofing a building · relocation · setting up a bed · moving home · opening for business · opening storage · prayer and reflection · engagement arrangements · weddings · taking up a post · travel · pursuing income
- Avoid
- bridge construction · traveling by boat
Xu hour19:00–20:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ren–Xu (Dog) · Heavenly Prison · 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 · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration
Hai hour21:00–22:59
Cautious · Avoid
Gui–Hai (Pig) · Black Tortoise · 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 · starting construction · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration
NATAL CHART · DAILY INSIGHT
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