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Tuesday, September 4, 1984

Lunar month 8, day 9Yang Wood-Rat Year · Year of the RatSolar term: End of Heat · day 13 of 15 · 3d until White Dew

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality4/5
执InitiateAuspicious
明堂Bright HallYellow
ClashGoat · East
Noble
寅 03:00–04:59 Auspicious hour 午 11:00–12:59 Inauspicious hour
宜
Hunt or fishOpen a graveBurial
忌
MarriageMove in

Day Pillar

辛Xīn · Yin MetalMetal
丑Chǒu · OxEarth

Yin Metal Ox

Month壬申Rén Shēn

Day Officer

执Zhí · Initiate✦ Auspicious

The holding day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for grasping and holding on.

Day God

明堂Míng Táng · Bright HallYellow Path

Bright Hall, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of light and honor.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

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

  • 辛不合酱,主人不尝Traditional saying: on 辛 (Xīn) days, don't make sauce; it was said to keep the master of the house from tasting it.
  • 丑不冠带,主不还乡Traditional saying: on 丑 (Chǒu, Ox) days, don't put on cap and sash; it was said to keep the wearer from returning home.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Daily Clash

冲羊 · 煞东

This day clashes with the Goat; avoid the East 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

觜Zī · Turtle Beak
Inauspicious
Animal猴 Monkey
GroupWest · White Tiger
Summary

Turtle Beak, one of the seven mansions of the White Tiger in the west; inauspicious in the traditional count.

Auspicious and inauspicious hours

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

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