Good for
- rituals and remembrance
- tomb maintenance
- ending mourning observances
- beginning mourning observances
- reinterment rites
- moving a coffin
- other nonessential plans
DAILY STEM-BRANCH · PERSONAL RHYTHM
Read the timing. Navigate the day with calm.
Classical methods trace the rhythms of time, while your birth chart shapes a reading of the day's favorable and adverse influences.
Bing–Wu year · Horse
Ding–You month
Lunar month 8, day 8Yi–Wei dayMetal in Sand
Avoid
- opening for business
- moving home
- weddings
- starting construction
- burial ground work
- burial rites
Clash and sha
Clashes with Ox (Ji–Chou) · Sha: West
Auspicious directions
Joy Northwest · Wealth Northeast · Fortune Southwest
Seasonal rhythm
White Dew · Third pentad
Mansion and day officer
Neck · Metal · Dragon · Open Day Officer · Heavenly Virtue
Auspicious dayCurrent two-hour period
Yin hour · Mao hour · Si hour · Shen hour · Xu hour · Hai hour · Zi hour
Zodiac outlook
Favorable: Horse, Pig, Rabbit · Clashing: Ox
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MONTHLY ALMANAC
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Traditional timing, examined through transmitted sources
Guanyitang uses the imperially commissioned Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu as a primary reference for traditional timing rules and consults commonly transmitted almanac material such as the Yu Xia Ji. Stem-branch cycles, Day Officers, lunar mansions, solar terms, and hour periods are calculated by a deterministic calendar engine. Public calendar facts and personal chart interpretation remain clearly separated so a general activity marker is not mistaken for a personal verdict.
A MAP OF TRADITIONAL TIMING
Almanac and selection index
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Calendar and chart foundations
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Common date-selection needs
Sixty Jiazi and Na Yin
How to read an almanac and weigh a date
What if the public almanac calls a date auspicious but it clashes with my birth chart?
Traditional date selection begins with the day's general calendar pattern, then considers the activity and the individual chart. A publicly auspicious date is not automatically favorable for every person or purpose. If the day's stem-branch forms a material clash with the natal chart, personal circumstances and practical constraints should take priority, with the daily chart reading used as an additional reference.
What are the Twelve Day Officers? Do Break and Danger days mean everything should be avoided?
The Twelve Day Officers cycle from the relationship between the seasonal month and the day's earthly branch. They describe how different activities fit the day. A Break day can suit removal or dismantling, while a Danger day is not universally unusable. The activity, day deity, lunar mansion, and hour all need to be read together.
What should I do when an auspicious date and the hour's luck appear to conflict?
The day establishes the broad background; the two-hour period refines the usable window. First avoid a day-level restriction that directly conflicts with the activity, then choose among the available auspicious hours. If the date itself is materially unsuitable, a single favorable hour should not be treated as a complete override.
Why can solar-term transitions and hour boundaries differ across time zones on the same date?
A solar term occurs at a specific astronomical instant. Once converted into different time zones, its local date and transition time can differ. The public almanac uses the page's market time zone, while a personal birth chart separately applies birthplace, birth-time zone, and any true-solar-time correction selected for the recorded birth time.
Traditional-culture reflection and planning support; not a substitute for medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice.