Good for
- rituals and remembrance
- Taoist observance
- cleansing and bathing
- preparing a burial site
- ending mourning observances
- beginning mourning observances
- moving a coffin
- coffining rites
- burial ground work
- burial rites
- preparing funerary timber
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.
Wu–Shen year · Monkey
Jia–Yin month
Lunar month 1, day 12Xin–You dayPomegranate Wood
Avoid
- opening for business
- weddings
- setting up a bed
- meeting friends and family
- moving home
- installing a stove
- raising roof beams
Clash and sha
Clashes with Rabbit (Yi–Mao) · Sha: East
Auspicious directions
Joy Southwest · Wealth East · Fortune Northwest
Seasonal rhythm
Start of Spring · First pentad
Mansion and day officer
Room · Sun · Rabbit · Caution Day Officer · Black Tortoise
Caution 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
Wu–Zi (Rat) · Director of Destiny · auspicious path
- Good for
- weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · renovation · burial rites · installing a stove · rituals and remembrance · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
- Avoid
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · taking up a post · travel · pursuing income
Late ZiCautious · Avoid
Geng–Zi (Rat) · Heavenly Prison · cautious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · weddings · relocation · moving home · opening for business · transactions · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · pursuing income · renovation · starting construction
Chou hour01:00–02:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ji–Chou (Ox) · Hook Array · cautious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed · rituals and remembrance
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · renovation
Yin hour03:00–04:59
Auspicious · Good
Geng–Yin (Tiger) · Azure Dragon · auspicious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · engagement arrangements · weddings · setting up a bed · relocation · moving home · renovation · burial rites · rituals and remembrance · taking up a post · meeting a senior or patron · travel · pursuing income
Mao hour05:00–06:59
Auspicious · Good
Xin–Mao (Rabbit) · Bright Hall · auspicious path
- Avoid
- major undertakings
Chen hour07:00–08:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ren–Chen (Dragon) · Heavenly Punishment · cautious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
- Avoid
- taking up a post · legal disputes · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration
Si hour09:00–10:59
Cautious · Avoid
Gui–Si (Snake) · Vermilion Bird · cautious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
- Avoid
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · consecration · taking up a post · travel
Wu hour11:00–12:59
Auspicious · Good
Jia–Wu (Horse) · Golden Coffer · auspicious 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
Wei hour13:00–14:59
Auspicious · Good
Yi–Wei (Goat) · Heavenly Virtue · auspicious path
- Good for
- rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks · renovation · installing a stove
Shen hour15:00–16:59
Cautious · Avoid
Bing–Shen (Monkey) · White Tiger · cautious path
- Good for
- family planning prayers · engagement arrangements · weddings · travel · pursuing income · opening for business · transactions · setting up a bed
- Avoid
- raising roof beams · roofing a building · coffining rites · rituals and remembrance · prayer and reflection · Taoist observance · offerings of thanks
You hour17:00–18:59
Auspicious · Good
Ding–You (Rooster) · Jade Hall · auspicious path
- Good for
- prayer and reflection · family planning prayers · travel · pursuing income · weddings · burial rites · renovation · moving home
- Avoid
- bridge construction · traveling by boat
Xu hour19:00–20:59
Cautious · Avoid
Wu–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 · prayer and reflection · family planning prayers
Hai hour21:00–22:59
Cautious · Avoid
Ji–Hai (Pig) · Black Tortoise · cautious path
- Good for
- meeting a senior or patron · pursuing income · weddings · moving home · relocation · burial rites
- Avoid
- taking up a post · travel · renovation · starting construction · consecration
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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