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Friday, September 21, 1990

Lunar month 8, day 3Yang Metal-Horse Year · Year of the HorseSolar term: White Dew · day 14 of 15 · 2d until Autumn Equinox

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality4/5
定SettleAuspicious
勾陈Hook StarBlack
ClashGoat · East
Noble
子 23:00–00:59 Inauspicious hour 申 15:00–16:59 Auspicious hour
宜
MarriageWorshipPrayer+14
忌
None

Day Pillar

己Jǐ · Yin EarthEarth
丑Chǒu · OxEarth

Yin Earth Ox

Month乙酉Yǐ Yǒu

Day Officer

定Dìng · Settle✦ Auspicious

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

Day God

勾陈Gōu Chén · Hook StarBlack Path

Hook Star, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of entanglement and delay.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

None on this day

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

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

  • 己不破券,二比并亡Traditional saying: on 己 (Jǐ) days, don't tear up a deed; it was said to ruin both parties.
  • 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

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲羊 · 煞东

This day clashes with the Goat; avoid the East direction.

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Horse (South) · clashes with North

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

Na Yin

霹雳火

Pī Lì Huǒ · Thunderbolt Fire

Fire

Lunar Mansion

娄Lóu · Bond
Auspicious
Animal狗 Dog
GroupWest · White Tiger
Summary

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

Auspicious and inauspicious hours

子23:00–00:59Inauspicious hour天刑Heavenly Punishment Noble
丑01:00–02:59Inauspicious hour朱雀Vermilion Bird
寅03:00–04:59Auspicious hour金匮Gold Casket
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
未13:00–14:59Inauspicious hour玄武Black Tortoise
申15:00–16:59Auspicious hour司命Director of Fate Noble
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