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Thursday, January 28, 2027

Lunar month 12, day 21Yang Fire-Horse Year · Year of the HorseSolar term: Great Cold · day 9 of 15 · 7d until Start of Spring
Day Quality2/5
破DestructionInauspicious
玄武Black TortoiseBlack
ClashOx · West
Noble
酉 17:00–18:59 Unlucky hour 亥 21:00–22:59 Lucky hour
宜
WorshipDemolish
忌
MarriageOpen a business

Day Pillar

丁Dīng · Yin FireFire
未Wèi · GoatEarth

Yin Fire Goat

Month辛丑Xīn Chǒu

Day Officer

破Pò · Destruction✦ Inauspicious

The breaking day: the day's branch clashes with the month's, the sharpest conflict in the twelve-day cycle.

Day God

玄武Xuán Wǔ · Black TortoiseBlack Path

Black Tortoise, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of darkness and theft.

宜Favorable

Traditional almanacs add: other matters not advised.

忌Unfavorable

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

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

  • 丁不剃头,头必生疮Traditional saying: on 丁 (Dīng) days, don't shave the head; it was said to bring sores to the scalp.
  • 未不服药,毒气入肠Traditional saying: on 未 (Wèi, Goat) days, don't take medicine; it was said to let poison into the body. A saying, not medical advice.

Shen Sha

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲牛 · 煞西

This day clashes with the Ox; 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

天河水

Tiān Hé Shuǐ · Heavenly River Water

Water

Lunar Mansion

井Jǐng · Well
Auspicious
Animal犴 Hornless Deer
GroupSouth · Vermilion Bird
Summary

Well, one of the seven mansions of the Vermilion Bird in the south; auspicious in the traditional count.

Lucky and unlucky hours

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

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