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Saturday, November 7, 2015

Lunar month 9, day 26Yin Wood-Goat Year · Year of the GoatSolar term: Frost Descent · day 15 of 15 · 1d until Start of Winter

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality2/5
除RemoveAuspicious
玉堂Jade HallYellow
ClashSnake · West
Noble
酉 17:00–18:59 Unlucky hour 亥 21:00–22:59 Lucky hour
宜
TravelRemove taboosTailor clothing+3
忌
MarriageBreak groundOpen a grave+1Most matters not advised

Day Pillar

丁Dīng · Yin FireFire
亥Hài · PigWater

Yin Fire Pig

Month丙戌Bǐng Xū

Day Officer

除Chú · Remove✦ Auspicious

The removing day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for clearing away the old.

Day God

玉堂Yù Táng · Jade HallYellow Path

Jade Hall, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of elegance and nobility.

宜Favorable

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.

  • 丁不剃头,头必生疮Traditional saying: on 丁 (Dīng) days, don't shave the head; it was said to bring sores to the scalp.
  • 亥不嫁娶,不利新郎Traditional saying: on 亥 (Hài, Pig) days, don't marry; it was said to bring bad luck to the groom.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲蛇 · 煞西

This day clashes with the Snake; avoid the West direction.

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Goat (South) · clashes with North

Tai Sui sits in the South for the year, opposing the North. 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

女Nǚ · Maiden
Inauspicious
Animal蝠 Bat
GroupNorth · Black Tortoise
Summary

Maiden, one of the seven mansions of the Black Tortoise in the north; inauspicious in the traditional count.

Lucky and unlucky hours

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

Yellow-path (黄道) hours are lucky and black-path (黑道) hours unlucky, 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