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Wednesday, July 7, 1993

Lunar month 5, day 18Yin Water-Rooster Year · Year of the RoosterSolar term: Slight Heat · day 1 of 16 · 16d until Great Heat

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality2/5
破DestructionInauspicious
朱雀Vermilion BirdBlack
ClashGoat · East
Noble
子 23:00–00:59 Inauspicious hour 申 15:00–16:59 Auspicious hour
宜
Demolish
忌
Most matters not advised

Day Pillar

己Jǐ · Yin EarthEarth
丑Chǒu · OxEarth

Yin Earth Ox

Month己未Jǐ Wèi

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

朱雀Zhū Què · Vermilion BirdBlack Path

Vermilion Bird, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of quarrels and gossip.

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.

  • 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

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲羊 · 煞东

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

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Rooster (West) · clashes with East

Tai Sui sits in the West for the year, opposing the East. 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

轸Zhěn · Chariot
Auspicious
Animal蚓 Earthworm
GroupSouth · Vermilion Bird
Summary

Chariot, one of the seven mansions of the Vermilion Bird in the south; 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