Sunday, January 17, 1988
Welcome to the Daily Almanac. This traditional Chinese calendar lists what each day suits and what it avoids, such as a wedding, a move or a trip. It is a traditional reference, not a prediction.
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Day Pillar
Yin Metal Goat
Month癸丑Guǐ Chǒu
Day Officer
The breaking day: the day's branch clashes with the month's, the sharpest conflict in the twelve-day cycle.
Day God
Black Tortoise, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of darkness and theft.
宜Favorable
Traditional almanacs add: other matters not advised.
忌Unfavorable
Traditional almanacs add: most matters not advised.
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.
- 未不服药，毒气入肠Traditional saying: on 未 (Wèi, Goat) days, don't take medicine; it was said to let poison into the body. A saying, not medical advice.
Shen Sha
Inauspicious
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Ox; avoid the West direction.
Tai Sui (Year)
Tai Sui sits in the East for the year, opposing the West. Traditionally, almanacs advise against major construction, ground-breaking or burial in either direction until the next 立春 (Lichun).
Na Yin
Lù Páng Tǔ · Roadside Earth
EarthLunar Mansion
Hairy Head, one of the seven mansions of the White Tiger in the west; inauspicious in the traditional count.
Auspicious and inauspicious hours
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