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Monday, September 3, 1984

Lunar month 8, day 8Yang Wood-Rat Year · Year of the RatSolar term: End of Heat · day 12 of 15 · 4d until White Dew

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality5/5
定SettleAuspicious
青龙Azure DragonYellow
ClashHorse · South
Noble
丑 01:00–02:59 Auspicious hour 未 13:00–14:59 Inauspicious hour
宜
MarriageWorshipPrayer+3
忌
Open a businessBurial

Day Pillar

庚Gēng · Yang MetalMetal
子Zǐ · RatWater

Yang Metal Rat

Month壬申Rén Shēn

Day Officer

定Dìng · Settle✦ Auspicious

The settling day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for stability and firmness.

Day God

青龙Qīng Lóng · Azure DragonYellow Path

Azure Dragon, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of vigor and good fortune.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

Traditional sayings, shown for interest. They don't change the lists above.

  • 庚不经络,织机虚张Traditional saying: on 庚 (Gēng) days, don't set up the warp on a loom; it was said to leave the loom running empty.
  • 子不问卜,自惹祸殃Traditional saying: on 子 (Zǐ, Rat) days, don't consult a diviner; it was said to bring misfortune on yourself.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Daily Clash

冲马 · 煞南

This day clashes with the Horse; avoid the South direction.

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Rat (North) · clashes with South

Tai Sui sits in the North for the year, opposing the South. Traditionally, almanacs advise against major construction, ground-breaking or burial in either direction until the next 立春 (Lichun).

Na Yin

壁上土

Bì Shàng Tǔ · Wall Earth

Earth

Lunar Mansion

毕Bì · Net
Auspicious
Animal乌 Crow
GroupWest · White Tiger
Summary

Net, one of the seven mansions of the White Tiger in the west; auspicious in the traditional count.

Auspicious and inauspicious hours

子23:00–00:59Auspicious hour金匮Gold Casket
丑01:00–02:59Auspicious hour天德Heavenly Virtue Noble
寅03:00–04:59Inauspicious hour白虎White Tiger
卯05:00–06:59Auspicious hour玉堂Jade Hall
辰07:00–08:59Inauspicious hour天牢Heavenly Prison
巳09:00–10:59Inauspicious hour玄武Black Tortoise
午11:00–12:59Auspicious hour司命Director of Fate
未13:00–14:59Inauspicious hour勾陈Hook Star Noble
申15:00–16:59Auspicious hour青龙Azure Dragon
酉17:00–18:59Auspicious hour明堂Bright Hall
戌19:00–20:59Inauspicious hour天刑Heavenly Punishment
亥21:00–22:59Inauspicious hour朱雀Vermilion Bird

Yellow-path (黄道) hours are auspicious and black-path (黑道) hours inauspicious, by the traditional day-god cycle. ★ marks the noble-person hours for this day.

Almanac data is derived from classical formulas and is for reference only. Do not use as the sole basis for medical, legal, or financial decisions. Disclaimer