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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Lunar month 8, day 23Yin Metal-Ox Year · Year of the OxSolar term: Autumn Equinox · day 7 of 15 · 9d until Cold Dew

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality3/5
危DangerInauspicious
天刑Heavenly PunishmentBlack
ClashDog · South
Noble
丑 01:00–02:59 Unlucky hour 未 13:00–14:59 Unlucky hour
宜
MarriagePrayerTravel+15
忌
None

Day Pillar

庚Gēng · Yang MetalMetal
辰Chén · DragonEarth

Yang Metal Dragon

Month丁酉Dīng Yǒu

Day Officer

危Wēi · Danger✦ Inauspicious

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

Day God

天刑Tiān Xíng · Heavenly PunishmentBlack Path

Heavenly Punishment, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of penalty and discipline.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

None on this day

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

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

  • 庚不经络,织机虚张Traditional saying: on 庚 (Gēng) days, don't set up the warp on a loom; it was said to leave the loom running empty.
  • 辰不哭泣,必主重丧Traditional saying: on 辰 (Chén, Dragon) days, don't weep; it was said to bring a second bereavement.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲狗 · 煞南

This day clashes with the Dog; avoid the South direction.

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Ox (North) · clashes with South

Tai Sui sits in the North for the year, opposing the South. Traditionally, almanacs advise against major construction, ground-breaking or burial in either direction until the next 立春 (Lichun).

Na Yin

白蜡金

Bái Là Jīn · White Wax Metal

Metal

Lunar Mansion

箕Jī · Winnowing Basket
Auspicious
Animal豹 Leopard
GroupEast · Azure Dragon
Summary

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

Lucky and unlucky hours

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

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