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Thursday, December 30, 1993

Lunar month 11, day 18Yin Water-Rooster Year · Year of the RoosterSolar term: Winter Solstice · day 9 of 14 · 6d until Slight Cold

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality4/5
收ReceiveInauspicious
明堂Bright HallYellow
ClashRabbit · East
Noble
子 23:00–00:59 Auspicious hour 申 15:00–16:59 Inauspicious hour
宜
WorshipBatheBuild a stove+3
忌
Open a businessOpen a graveBurial

Day Pillar

乙Yǐ · Yin WoodWood
酉Yǒu · RoosterMetal

Yin Wood Rooster

Month甲子Jiǎ Zǐ

Day Officer

收Shōu · Receive✦ Inauspicious

The gathering day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for harvest and gathering in.

Day God

明堂Míng Táng · Bright HallYellow Path

Bright Hall, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of light and honor.

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.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

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

斗Dǒu · Dipper
Auspicious
Animal獬 Unicorn
GroupNorth · Black Tortoise
Summary

Dipper, one of the seven mansions of the Black Tortoise in the north; 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