Monday, May 12, 2025
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 tool, not a guarantee of outcomes.
Day Pillar
Yin Metal Snake
Month巳Xīn Sì
Day Officer
The establishing day, first of the twelve day officers: traditionally a day of founding.
Day God
Hook Star, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of entanglement and delay.
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.
- 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 South for the year, opposing the North. Traditionally, almanacs advise against major construction, ground-breaking or burial in either direction until the next 立春 (Lichun).
Lunar Mansion
Rooftop, 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