Friday, August 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 Water Rat
Month壬Rén Shēn
Day Officer
The settling day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for stability and firmness.
Day God
Azure Dragon, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of vigor and good fortune.
宜Favorable
忌Unfavorable
Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)
Traditional sayings, shown for interest. They don't change the lists above.
- 壬不泱水，更难提防Traditional saying: on 壬 (Rén) days, don't release water; it was said to make floods harder to guard against.
- 子不问卜，自惹祸殃Traditional saying: on 子 (Zǐ, Rat) days, don't consult a diviner; it was said to bring misfortune on yourself.
Shen Sha
Auspicious
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Horse; avoid the South 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
Sāng Zhè Mù · Mulberry Wood
WoodLunar Mansion
Ghost, one of the seven mansions of the Vermilion Bird in the south; inauspicious 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