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Saturday, January 10, 2026

Lunar month 11, day 22Yin Wood-Snake Year · Year of the SnakeSolar term: Slight Cold · day 6 of 15 · 10d until Great Cold
Day Quality3/5
危DangerInauspicious
司命Director of FateYellow
ClashTiger · South
Noble
丑 01:00–02:59 Lucky hour 未 13:00–14:59 Lucky hour
宜
MarriageOpen a businessTrade+11
忌
Install bedFell treesPrayer

Day Pillar

甲Jiǎ · Yang WoodWood
申Shēn · MonkeyMetal

Yang Wood Monkey

Month己丑Jǐ Chǒu

Day Officer

危Wēi · Danger✦ Inauspicious

The perilous day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for danger and instability.

Day God

司命Sī Mìng · Director of FateYellow Path

Director of Fate, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition the keeper of the register of lives.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

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.
  • 申不安床,鬼祟入房Traditional saying: on 申 (Shēn, Monkey) days, don't set up a bed; it was said to let ghosts into the room.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Daily Clash

冲虎 · 煞南

This day clashes with the Tiger; avoid the South 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

泉中水

Quán Zhōng Shuǐ · Spring Water

Water

Lunar Mansion

氐Dǐ · Root
Inauspicious
Animal貉 Badger
GroupEast · Azure Dragon
Summary

Root, one of the seven mansions of the Azure Dragon in the east; inauspicious in the traditional count.

Lucky and unlucky hours

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

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