Wednesday, August 21, 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 Fire Snake
Month壬Rén Shēn
Day Officer
The gathering day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for harvest and gathering in.
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.
- 丁不剃头，头必生疮Traditional saying: on 丁 (Dīng) days, don't shave the head; it was said to bring sores to the scalp.
- 巳不远行，财物伏藏Traditional saying: on 巳 (Sì, Snake) days, don't travel far; it was said to send wealth and goods into hiding.
Shen Sha
Auspicious
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Pig; avoid the East 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
Shā Zhōng Tǔ · Sandy Earth
EarthLunar Mansion
Chariot, one of the seven mansions of the Vermilion Bird in the south; 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