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Tuesday, November 5, 1985

Lunar month 9, day 23Yin Wood-Ox Year · Year of the OxSolar term: Frost Descent · day 14 of 15 · 2d until Start of Winter

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality3/5
开OpenAuspicious
金匮Gold CasketYellow
ClashTiger · South
Noble
丑 01:00–02:59 Auspicious hour 未 13:00–14:59 Auspicious hour
宜
WorshipPrayerConsecration+5
忌
MarriageBuild a stoveRepair tombs+4

Day Pillar

戊Wù · Yang EarthEarth
申Shēn · MonkeyMetal

Yang Earth Monkey

Month丙戌Bǐng Xū

Day Officer

开Kāi · Open✦ Auspicious

The opening day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for openings and new starts.

Day God

金匮Jīn Guì · Gold CasketYellow Path

Gold Casket, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of treasure and plenty.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

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

  • 戊不受田,田主不祥Traditional saying: on 戊 (Wù) days, don't take on farmland; it was said to bring misfortune to its owner.
  • 申不安床,鬼祟入房Traditional saying: on 申 (Shēn, Monkey) days, don't set up a bed; it was said to let ghosts into the room.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲虎 · 煞南

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

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Ox (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

大驿土

Dà Yì Tǔ · Great Highway Earth

Earth

Lunar Mansion

翼Yì · Wings
Inauspicious
Animal蛇 Snake
GroupSouth · Vermilion Bird
Summary

Wings, one of the seven mansions of the Vermilion Bird in the south; inauspicious in the traditional count.

Auspicious and inauspicious hours

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

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