Tuesday, April 16, 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
Yang Metal Dog
Month戊辰Wù Chén
Day Officer
The breaking day: the day's branch clashes with the month's, the sharpest conflict in the twelve-day cycle.
Day God
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
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.
- 戌不吃犬，作怪上床Traditional saying: on 戌 (Xū, Dog) days, don't eat dog meat; it was said to bring uncanny trouble to your bed.
Shen Sha
Auspicious
Inauspicious
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Dragon; avoid the North 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).
Lunar Mansion
Encampment, 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