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Sunday, October 31, 1993

Lunar month 9, day 17Yin Water-Rooster Year · Year of the RoosterSolar term: Frost Descent · day 9 of 15 · 7d until Start of Winter

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality3/5
闭CloseInauspicious
天德Heavenly VirtueYellow
ClashRabbit · East
Noble
子 23:00–00:59 Auspicious hour 申 15:00–16:59 Inauspicious hour
宜
WorshipBatheBuild a stove+2
忌
ConsecrationMarriagePlant+1

Day Pillar

乙Yǐ · Yin WoodWood
酉Yǒu · RoosterMetal

Yin Wood Rooster

Month壬戌Rén Xū

Day Officer

闭Bì · Close✦ Inauspicious

The closing day, last of the twelve day officers: traditionally a day of sealing and storing away.

Day God

天德Tiān Dé · Heavenly VirtueYellow Path

Heavenly Virtue, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of grace and blessing.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

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

  • 乙不栽植,千株不长Traditional saying: on 乙 (Yǐ) days, don't plant; it was said to keep a thousand seedlings from growing.
  • 酉不会客,醉坐颠狂Traditional saying: on 酉 (Yǒu, Rooster) days, don't receive guests; it was said to end in drunken, unruly behavior.

Daily Clash

冲兔 · 煞东

This day clashes with the Rabbit; 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

泉中水

Quán Zhōng Shuǐ · Spring Water

Water

Lunar Mansion

房Fáng · Room
Auspicious
Animal兔 Hare
GroupEast · Azure Dragon
Summary

Room, one of the seven mansions of the Azure Dragon in the east; auspicious in the traditional count.

Auspicious and inauspicious hours

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

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