Wednesday, April 17, 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 Metal Pig
Month戊辰Wù Chén
Day Officer
The perilous day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for danger and instability.
Day God
Jade Hall, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of elegance and nobility.
宜Favorable
None on this day
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.
- 辛不合酱，主人不尝Traditional saying: on 辛 (Xīn) days, don't make sauce; it was said to keep the master of the house from tasting it.
- 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
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Snake; 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).
Lunar 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