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Tuesday, March 1, 1994

Lunar month 1, day 20Yang Wood-Dog Year · Year of the DogSolar term: Rain Water · day 11 of 15 · 5d until Awakening of Insects

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality5/5
成SuccessAuspicious
司命Director of FateYellow
ClashDragon · North
Noble
酉 17:00–18:59 Auspicious hour 亥 21:00–22:59 Auspicious hour
宜
WorshipBurialOpen a grave
忌
None

Day Pillar

丙Bǐng · Yang FireFire
戌Xū · DogEarth

Yang Fire Dog

Month丙寅Bǐng Yín

Day Officer

成Chéng · Success✦ Auspicious

The completing day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for achievement and success.

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

None on this day

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.
  • 戌不吃犬,作怪上床Traditional saying: on 戌 (Xū, Dog) days, don't eat dog meat; it was said to bring uncanny trouble to your bed.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Daily Clash

冲龙 · 煞北

This day clashes with the Dragon; avoid the North direction.

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Dog (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

屋上土

Wū Shàng Tǔ · Rooftop Earth

Earth

Lunar Mansion

室Shì · Encampment
Auspicious
Animal猪 Pig
GroupNorth · Black Tortoise
Summary

Encampment, one of the seven mansions of the Black Tortoise in the north; auspicious in the traditional count.

Auspicious and inauspicious hours

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