Good for
- rituals and remembrance
- consecration
- travel
- resolving outstanding matters
- cutting timber
- preparing roof beams
- moving a sacred flame
- dismantling
- moving home
- relocation
- setting up a bed
- renovation
- building animal pens
- cleaning the home
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
Geng–Xu month
Lunar month 9, day 24Yi–Hai dayMountaintop Fire
Avoid
- building a shrine
- weddings
- digging a well
- planting
- bridge construction
- installing a stove
- starting construction
Clash and sha
Clashes with Snake (Ji–Si) · Sha: West
Auspicious directions
Joy Northwest · Wealth Northeast · Fortune Southwest
Seasonal rhythm
Frost's Descent · First pentad
Mansion and day officer
Girl · Earth · Bat · Remove Day Officer · Jade Hall
Auspicious dayFavorable periods
Chou hour · Chen hour · Wu hour · Wei hour · Xu hour · Hai hour · Zi hour
Zodiac outlook
Favorable: Tiger, Rabbit, Goat · Clashing: Snake
Nine Star 4 · Wood · Position: Southeast
5 traditional markers
4 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
Bing–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
- Avoid
- raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites
Late ZiAuspicious · Good
Wu–Zi (Rat) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path
- Good for
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron · rituals and remembrance · offerings of thanks
- Avoid
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers
Chou hour01:00–02:59
Auspicious · Good
Ding–Chou (Ox) · Jade 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 · setting up a bed · taking up a post
Yin hour03:00–04:59
Cautious · Avoid
Wu–Yin (Tiger) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
- Avoid
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · taking up a post · renovation · relocation · travel · legal disputes
Mao hour05:00–06:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ji–Mao (Rabbit) · 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 · taking up a post
Chen hour07:00–08:59
Auspicious · Good
Geng–Chen (Dragon) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path
- Good for
- installing a stove · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · taking up a post · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · travel · weddings · welcoming someone into the household · relocation · burial rites
- Avoid
- renovation · starting construction
Si hour09:00–10:59
Cautious · Avoid
Xin–Si (Snake) · Hook Array · cautious path
- Avoid
- major undertakings
Wu hour11:00–12:59
Auspicious · Good
Ren–Wu (Horse) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · renovation · burial rites · engagement arrangements · meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Wei hour13:00–14:59
Auspicious · Good
Gui–Wei (Goat) · Bright Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed · renovation · roofing a building · relocation · installing a stove
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Shen hour15:00–16:59
Cautious · Avoid
Jia–Shen (Monkey) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path
- Good for
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · meeting a senior or patron
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · consecration · renovation · burial rites
You hour17:00–18:59
Cautious · Avoid
Yi–You (Rooster) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income
Xu hour19:00–20:59
Auspicious · Good
Bing–Xu (Dog) · Golden Coffer · auspicious path
- Good for
- engagement arrangements · weddings · opening for business · burial rites
- Avoid
- raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
Hai hour21:00–22:59
Auspicious · Good
Ding–Hai (Pig) · Heavenly Virtue · 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 · travel
NATAL CHART · DAILY INSIGHT
Your personal guidance for today
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