Wednesday, August 13, 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
Yang Wood Tiger
Month甲Jiǎ Shēn
Day Officer
The breaking day: the day's branch clashes with the month's, the sharpest conflict in the twelve-day cycle.
Day God
Heavenly Punishment, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of penalty and discipline.
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.
- 甲不开仓，财物耗散Traditional saying: on 甲 (Jiǎ) days, don't open the storehouse; it was said to make wealth drain away.
- 寅不祭祀，神鬼不尝Traditional saying: on 寅 (Yín, Tiger) days, don't make offerings; it was said to keep the spirits from partaking.
Shen Sha
Auspicious
Inauspicious
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Monkey; avoid the North 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).
Na Yin
Dà Xī Shuǐ · Great Stream Water
WaterLunar Mansion
Three Stars, one of the seven mansions of the White Tiger in the west; 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