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Friday, December 7, 1990

Lunar month 10, day 21Yang Metal-Horse Year · Year of the HorseSolar term: Great Snow · day 1 of 15 · 15d until Winter Solstice

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality2/5
破DestructionInauspicious
司命Director of FateYellow
ClashRat · North
Noble
酉 17:00–18:59 Auspicious hour 亥 21:00–22:59 Inauspicious hour
宜
Seek medical careDemolish
忌
Most matters not advised

Day Pillar

丙Bǐng · Yang FireFire
午Wǔ · HorseFire

Yang Fire Horse

Month戊子Wù Zǐ

Day Officer

破Pò · Destruction✦ Inauspicious

The breaking day: the day's branch clashes with the month's, the sharpest conflict in the twelve-day cycle.

Day God

司命Sī Mìng · Director of FateYellow Path

Director of Fate, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition the keeper of the register of lives.

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.

  • 丙不修灶,必见灾殃Traditional saying: on 丙 (Bǐng) days, don't repair the stove; it was said to bring disaster.
  • 午不苫盖,屋主更张Traditional saying: on 午 (Wǔ, Horse) days, don't thatch a roof; it was said to make the house change hands.

Shen Sha

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲鼠 · 煞北

This day clashes with the Rat; avoid the North 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

天河水

Tiān Hé Shuǐ · Heavenly River Water

Water

Lunar Mansion

牛Niú · Ox
Inauspicious
Animal牛 Ox
GroupNorth · Black Tortoise
Summary

Ox, one of the seven mansions of the Black Tortoise in the north; inauspicious 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
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
申15:00–16:59Auspicious hour青龙Azure Dragon
酉17:00–18:59Auspicious hour明堂Bright Hall Noble
戌19:00–20:59Inauspicious hour天刑Heavenly Punishment
亥21:00–22:59Inauspicious hour朱雀Vermilion Bird Noble

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