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Tuesday, April 25, 2028

Lunar month 4, day 1Yang Earth-Monkey Year · Year of the MonkeySolar term: Grain Rain · day 7 of 16 · 10d until Start of Summer
Day Quality2/5
建EstablishInauspicious
青龙Azure DragonYellow
ClashDog · South
Noble
丑 01:00–02:59 Unlucky hour 未 13:00–14:59 Unlucky hour
宜
WorshipRemove taboosTravel
忌
Break groundOpen a graveConsecration+1

Day Pillar

庚Gēng · Yang MetalMetal
辰Chén · DragonEarth

Yang Metal Dragon

Month丙辰Bǐng Chén

Day Officer

建Jiàn · Establish✦ Inauspicious

The establishing day, first of the twelve day officers: traditionally a day of founding.

Day God

青龙Qīng Lóng · Azure DragonYellow Path

Azure Dragon, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of vigor and good fortune.

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.

  • 庚不经络,织机虚张Traditional saying: on 庚 (Gēng) days, don't set up the warp on a loom; it was said to leave the loom running empty.
  • 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

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲狗 · 煞南

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

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Monkey (West) · clashes with East

Tai Sui sits in the West for the year, opposing the East. Traditionally, almanacs advise against major construction, ground-breaking or burial in either direction until the next 立春 (Lichun).

Na Yin

白蜡金

Bái Là Jīn · White Wax Metal

Metal

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