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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Lunar month 5, day 9Yang Fire-Horse Year · Year of the HorseSolar term: Summer Solstice · day 3 of 16 · 14d until Slight Heat
Day Quality3/5
开OpenAuspicious
天牢Heavenly PrisonBlack
ClashDog · South
Noble
丑 01:00–02:59 Unlucky hour 未 13:00–14:59 Unlucky hour
宜
MarriageEngagementWorship+14
忌
Burial

Day Pillar

戊Wù · Yang EarthEarth
辰Chén · DragonEarth

Yang Earth Dragon

Month甲午Jiǎ Wǔ

Day Officer

开Kāi · Open✦ Auspicious

The opening day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for openings and new starts.

Day God

天牢Tiān Láo · Heavenly PrisonBlack Path

Heavenly Prison, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of confinement and restraint.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

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

  • 戊不受田,田主不祥Traditional saying: on 戊 (Wù) days, don't take on farmland; it was said to bring misfortune to its owner.
  • 辰不哭泣,必主重丧Traditional saying: on 辰 (Chén, Dragon) days, don't weep; it was said to bring a second bereavement.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Daily Clash

冲狗 · 煞南

This day clashes with the Dog; avoid the South direction.

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Horse (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

大林木

Dà Lín Mù · Great Forest Wood

Wood

Lunar Mansion

翼Yì · Wings
Inauspicious
Animal蛇 Snake
GroupSouth · Vermilion Bird
Summary

Wings, one of the seven mansions of the Vermilion Bird in the south; inauspicious in the traditional count.

Lucky and unlucky hours

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

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