Thursday, October 10, 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 Goat
Month甲戌Jiǎ Xū
Day Officer
The gathering day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for harvest and gathering in.
Day God
Vermilion Bird, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of quarrels and gossip.
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.
- 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.
- 未不服药，毒气入肠Traditional saying: on 未 (Wèi, Goat) days, don't take medicine; it was said to let poison into the body. A saying, not medical advice.
Shen Sha
Auspicious
Inauspicious
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Ox; 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
Tiān Hé Shuǐ · Heavenly River Water
WaterLunar Mansion
Well, 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