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Wednesday, January 20, 2027

Lunar month 12, day 13Yang Fire-Horse Year · Year of the HorseSolar term: Great Cold · day 1 of 15 · 15d until Start of Spring
Day Quality4/5
开OpenAuspicious
明堂Bright HallYellow
ClashSnake · West
Noble
子 23:00–00:59 Unlucky hour 申 15:00–16:59 Unlucky hour
宜
EngagementWorshipPrayer+3
忌
MarriageMove inBurial

Day Pillar

己Jǐ · Yin EarthEarth
亥Hài · PigWater

Yin Earth Pig

Month辛丑Xīn Chǒu

Day Officer

开Kāi · Open✦ Auspicious

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

Day God

明堂Míng Táng · Bright HallYellow Path

Bright Hall, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of light and honor.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

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

  • 己不破券,二比并亡Traditional saying: on 己 (Jǐ) days, don't tear up a deed; it was said to ruin both parties.
  • 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

Daily Clash

冲蛇 · 煞西

This day clashes with the Snake; avoid the West 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

平地木

Píng Dì Mù · Level-Ground Wood

Wood

Lunar Mansion

壁Bì · Wall
Auspicious
Animal貐 Porcupine
GroupNorth · Black Tortoise
Summary

Wall, one of the seven mansions of the Black Tortoise in the north; auspicious in the traditional count.

Lucky and unlucky hours

子23:00–00:59Unlucky hour白虎White Tiger Noble
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
辰07:00–08:59Lucky hour司命Director of Fate
巳09:00–10:59Unlucky hour勾陈Hook Star
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 Noble
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