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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Lunar month 9, day 1Yin Wood-Snake Year · Year of the SnakeSolar term: Cold Dew · day 14 of 15 · 2d until Frost Descent
Day Quality4/5
除RemoveAuspicious
玉堂Jade HallYellow
ClashSnake · West
Noble
卯 05:00–06:59 Unlucky hour 巳 09:00–10:59 Unlucky hour
宜
WorshipConsecrationTravel+6
忌
MarriageBurialBuild a stove+2

Day Pillar

癸Guǐ · Yin WaterWater
亥Hài · PigWater

Yin Water Pig

Month丙戌Bǐng Xū

Day Officer

除Chú · Remove✦ Auspicious

The removing day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for clearing away the old.

Day God

玉堂Yù Táng · Jade HallYellow Path

Jade Hall, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of elegance and nobility.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

Traditional sayings, shown for interest. They don't change the lists above.

  • 癸不词讼,理弱敌强Traditional saying: on 癸 (Guǐ) days, don't take a dispute to court; it was said to weaken your case and strengthen your opponent's.
  • 亥不嫁娶,不利新郎Traditional saying: on 亥 (Hài, Pig) days, don't marry; it was said to bring bad luck to the groom.

Shen Sha

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲蛇 · 煞西

This day clashes with the Snake; avoid the West direction.

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Snake (South) · clashes with North

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

大海水

Dà Hǎi Shuǐ · Great Ocean Water

Water

Lunar Mansion

尾Wěi · Tail
Auspicious
Animal虎 Tiger
GroupEast · Azure Dragon
Summary

Tail, one of the seven mansions of the Azure Dragon in the east; auspicious in the traditional count.

Lucky and unlucky hours

子23:00–00:59Unlucky hour白虎White Tiger
丑01:00–02:59Lucky hour玉堂Jade Hall
寅03:00–04:59Unlucky hour天牢Heavenly Prison
卯05:00–06:59Unlucky hour玄武Black Tortoise Noble
辰07:00–08:59Lucky hour司命Director of Fate
巳09:00–10:59Unlucky hour勾陈Hook Star Noble
午11:00–12:59Lucky hour青龙Azure Dragon
未13:00–14:59Lucky hour明堂Bright Hall
申15:00–16:59Unlucky hour天刑Heavenly Punishment
酉17:00–18:59Unlucky hour朱雀Vermilion Bird
戌19:00–20:59Lucky hour金匮Gold Casket
亥21:00–22:59Lucky hour天德Heavenly Virtue

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