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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Lunar month 2, day 8Yang Wood-Dragon Year · Year of the DragonSolar term: Awakening of Insects · day 13 of 15 · 3d until Spring Equinox

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality2/5
除RemoveAuspicious
天刑Heavenly PunishmentBlack
ClashDog · South
Noble
丑 01:00–02:59 Unlucky hour 未 13:00–14:59 Unlucky hour
宜
None
忌
Install doorsBuild a stoveBurial+1Most matters not advised

Day Pillar

庚Gēng · Yang MetalMetal
辰Chén · DragonEarth

Yang Metal Dragon

Month丁卯Dīng Mǎo

Day Officer

除Chú · Remove✦ Auspicious

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

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

None on this day

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.

  • 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

Daily Clash

冲狗 · 煞南

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

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Dragon (East) · clashes with West

Tai Sui sits in the East for the year, opposing the West. 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

虚Xū · Emptiness
Inauspicious
Animal鼠 Rat
GroupNorth · Black Tortoise
Summary

Emptiness, 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