Tuesday, September 24, 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 Rabbit
Month癸Guǐ Yǒu
Day Officer
The breaking day: the day's branch clashes with the month's, the sharpest conflict in the twelve-day cycle.
Day God
Bright Hall, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of light and honor.
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.
- 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.
- 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
Inauspicious
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
Sōng Bǎi Mù · Pine-and-Cypress Wood
WoodLunar Mansion
Tail, one of the seven mansions of the Azure Dragon in the east; 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