Saturday, August 31, 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 Rabbit
Month壬Rén Shēn
Day Officer
The perilous day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for danger and instability.
Day God
Vermilion Bird, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of quarrels and gossip.
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.
- 卯不穿井，水泉不香Traditional saying: on 卯 (Mǎo, Rabbit) days, don't dig a well; it was said to make the water lose its sweetness.
Shen Sha
Auspicious
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Rooster; 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
Lú Zhōng Huǒ · Furnace Fire
FireLunar Mansion
Maiden, one of the seven mansions of the Black Tortoise in the north; 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