Good for
- weddings
- coming-of-age rites
- rituals and remembrance
- cleansing and bathing
- communal remembrance rites
- travel
- receiving funds
- cleaning the home
- bringing in livestock
- taking up a post
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
Wu–Shen month
Lunar month 8, day 2Jia–Shen daySpring Water
Avoid
- opening for business
- starting construction
- burial ground work
- setting up a bed
- opening storage
- raising roof beams
Clash and sha
Clashes with Tiger (Wu–Yin) · Sha: South
Auspicious directions
Joy Northeast · Wealth Northeast · Fortune North
Seasonal rhythm
End of Heat · Third pentad
Mansion and day officer
Legs · Wood · Wolf · Establish Day Officer · Heavenly Prison
Caution dayFavorable periods
Zi hour · Chou hour · Chen hour · Si hour · Wei hour · Xu hour
Zodiac outlook
Favorable: Snake, Rat, Dragon · Clashing: Tiger
Nine Star 1 · Water · Position: North
5 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 ZiAuspicious · Good
Jia–Zi (Rat) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path
- Avoid
- major undertakings
Late ZiAuspicious · Good
Bing–Zi (Rat) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path
- Good for
- travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings · moving home · opening for business · burial rites · family planning prayers
- Avoid
- taking up a post · legal disputes · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration
Chou hour01:00–02:59
Auspicious · Good
Yi–Chou (Ox) · Bright Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · installing a stove
- Avoid
- renovation · starting construction
Yin hour03:00–04:59
Cautious · Avoid
Bing–Yin (Tiger) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious 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 · consecration · renovation · burial rites
Mao hour05:00–06:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ding–Mao (Rabbit) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path
- Good for
- renovation · roofing a building · relocation · setting up a bed · moving home · opening for business · opening storage · offerings of thanks · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · engagement arrangements · weddings
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Chen hour07:00–08:59
Auspicious · Good
Wu–Chen (Dragon) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path
- Good for
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · offerings of thanks · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · moving home · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · renovation · relocation · travel · legal disputes
Si hour09:00–10:59
Auspicious · Good
Ji–Si (Snake) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path
- Good for
- pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · taking up a post · travel · renovation · starting construction
Wu hour11:00–12:59
Cautious · Avoid
Geng–Wu (Horse) · 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 · installing a stove · rituals and remembrance
- Avoid
- raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites · taking up a post · travel
Wei hour13:00–14:59
Auspicious · Good
Xin–Wei (Goat) · Jade Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · joining a roof ridge · weddings · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · renovation
Shen hour15:00–16:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ren–Shen (Monkey) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · setting up a bed · relocation · moving home · renovation · burial rites · taking up a post · travel · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income
- Avoid
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers
You hour17:00–18:59
Cautious · Avoid
Gui–You (Rooster) · Black Tortoise · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · renovation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income
Xu hour19:00–20:59
Auspicious · Good
Jia–Xu (Dog) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed · meeting a senior or patron
- Avoid
- taking up a post · legal disputes · renovation · starting construction
Hai hour21:00–22:59
Cautious · Avoid
Yi–Hai (Pig) · Hook Array · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · travel · pursuing income · weddings · burial rites · taking up a post · meeting a senior or patron
NATAL CHART · DAILY INSIGHT
Your personal guidance for today
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