Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Welcome to the Daily Almanac. This traditional Chinese calendar tells you which activities are favorable or unfavorable on each day, based on celestial stems, earthly branches, and classical star systems. The almanac is a traditional reference, not a prediction.
This Day for Your Chart
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Day Pillar
Yin Water Goat
Month丁卯Dīng Mǎo
Day Officer
The settling day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for stability and firmness.
Day God
Heavenly Virtue, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of grace and blessing.
宜Favorable
忌Unfavorable
Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)
Traditional sayings, shown for interest. They don't change the lists above.
- 癸不词讼，理弱敌强Traditional saying: on 癸 (Guǐ) days, don't take a dispute to court; it was said to weaken your case and strengthen your opponent's.
- 未不服药，毒气入肠Traditional saying: on 未 (Wèi, Goat) days, don't take medicine; it was said to let poison into the body. A saying, not medical advice.
Shen Sha
Auspicious
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Ox; avoid the West direction.
Tai Sui (Year)
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
Yáng Liǔ Mù · Willow Wood
WoodLunar Mansion
Wall, one of the seven mansions of the Black Tortoise in the north; auspicious in the traditional count.
Lucky and unlucky hours
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