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Thursday, May 26, 1994

Lunar month 4, day 16Yang Wood-Dog Year · Year of the DogSolar term: Grain Full · day 6 of 16 · 11d until Grain in Ear

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality2/5
危DangerInauspicious
白虎White TigerBlack
ClashHorse · South
Noble
卯 05:00–06:59 Auspicious hour 巳 09:00–10:59 Inauspicious hour
宜
Bathe
忌
Open a businessMarriageBuild a stove

Day Pillar

壬Rén · Yang WaterWater
子Zǐ · RatWater

Yang Water Rat

Month己巳Jǐ Sì

Day Officer

危Wēi · Danger✦ Inauspicious

The perilous day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for danger and instability.

Day God

白虎Bái Hǔ · White TigerBlack Path

White Tiger, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of force and danger.

宜Favorable

Traditional almanacs add: other matters not advised.

忌Unfavorable

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

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

  • 壬不泱水,更难提防Traditional saying: on 壬 (Rén) days, don't release water; it was said to make floods harder to guard against.
  • 子不问卜,自惹祸殃Traditional saying: on 子 (Zǐ, Rat) days, don't consult a diviner; it was said to bring misfortune on yourself.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Daily Clash

冲马 · 煞南

This day clashes with the Horse; avoid the South 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

桑柘木

Sāng Zhè Mù · Mulberry Wood

Wood

Lunar Mansion

奎Kuí · Legs
Inauspicious
Animal狼 Wolf
GroupWest · White Tiger
Summary

Legs, one of the seven mansions of the White Tiger in the west; 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 Noble
辰07:00–08:59Inauspicious hour天牢Heavenly Prison
巳09:00–10:59Inauspicious hour玄武Black Tortoise Noble
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
戌19:00–20:59Inauspicious hour天刑Heavenly Punishment
亥21:00–22:59Inauspicious hour朱雀Vermilion Bird

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