Good for
- rituals and remembrance
- prayer and reflection
- resolving outstanding matters
- personal grooming
- setting up a bed
- cleansing and bathing
- coffining rites
- moving a coffin
- burial ground work
- reinterment rites
- burial rites
- 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
Ding–Wei month
Lunar month 6, day 17Geng–Zi dayWall Earth
Avoid
- weddings
- Taoist observance
- opening for business
- moving a sacred flame
- moving home
- relocation
- travel
- installing a stove
- installing doors
- cutting timber
Clash and sha
Clashes with Horse (Jia–Wu) · Sha: South
Auspicious directions
Joy Northwest · Wealth East · Fortune Southwest
Seasonal rhythm
Minor Heat · Third pentad
Mansion and day officer
Wings · Fire · Snake · Hold Day Officer · Heavenly Punishment
Caution dayFavorable periods
Zi hour · Chou hour · Mao hour · Wu hour · Shen hour · You hour
Zodiac outlook
Favorable: Ox, Monkey, Dragon · Clashing: Horse
Nine Star 9 · Fire · Position: South
4 traditional markers
10 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
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
Late ZiCautious · Avoid
Wu–Zi (Rat) · Heavenly Punishment · 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
Chou hour01:00–02:59
Auspicious · Good
Ding–Chou (Ox) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path
- Good for
- offerings of thanks · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · renovation · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration
Yin hour03:00–04:59
Cautious · Avoid
Wu–Yin (Tiger) · White Tiger · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel
Mao hour05:00–06:59
Auspicious · Good
Ji–Mao (Rabbit) · 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 · moving home · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · renovation
Chen hour07:00–08:59
Cautious · Avoid
Geng–Chen (Dragon) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path
- Avoid
- major undertakings
Si hour09:00–10:59
Cautious · Avoid
Xin–Si (Snake) · Black Tortoise · cautious path
- Good for
- meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · moving home · opening for business
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · consecration · renovation · burial rites
Wu hour11:00–12:59
Auspicious · Good
Ren–Wu (Horse) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed · taking up a post
- Avoid
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers
Wei hour13:00–14:59
Cautious · Avoid
Gui–Wei (Goat) · Hook Array · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · travel · moving home · weddings · renovation · burial rites · taking up a post · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income
Shen hour15:00–16:59
Auspicious · Good
Jia–Shen (Monkey) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path
- Good for
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · offerings of thanks · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · moving home · burial rites · taking up a post · meeting a senior or patron
- Avoid
- renovation · starting construction
You hour17:00–18:59
Auspicious · Good
Yi–You (Rooster) · Bright Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- travel · engagement arrangements · weddings · renovation · relocation · opening for business · burial rites
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Xu hour19:00–20:59
Cautious · Avoid
Bing–Xu (Dog) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · burial rites
- Avoid
- boat building · traveling by boat · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Hai hour21:00–22:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ding–Hai (Pig) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path
- Good for
- renovation · roofing a building · relocation · setting up a bed · moving home · opening for business · opening storage · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · engagement arrangements · weddings · welcoming someone into the household
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · 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.
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