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Monday, October 16, 2028

Lunar month 8, day 28Yang Earth-Monkey Year · Year of the MonkeySolar term: Cold Dew · day 9 of 15 · 7d until Frost Descent
Day Quality1/5
建EstablishInauspicious
白虎White TigerBlack
ClashDragon · North
Noble
丑 01:00–02:59 Unlucky hour 未 13:00–14:59 Unlucky hour
宜
WorshipTravelConstruction+4
忌
Open storehouseBreak groundOpen a grave+3

Day Pillar

甲Jiǎ · Yang WoodWood
戌Xū · DogEarth

Yang Wood Dog

Month壬戌Rén Xū

Day Officer

建Jiàn · Establish✦ Inauspicious

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

Day God

白虎Bái Hǔ · White TigerBlack Path

White Tiger, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of force and danger.

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.
  • 戌不吃犬,作怪上床Traditional saying: on 戌 (Xū, Dog) days, don't eat dog meat; it was said to bring uncanny trouble to your bed.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲龙 · 煞北

This day clashes with the Dragon; avoid the North 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

山头火

Shān Tóu Huǒ · Mountaintop Fire

Fire

Lunar Mansion

心Xīn · Heart
Inauspicious
Animal狐 Fox
GroupEast · Azure Dragon
Summary

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

Lucky and unlucky hours

子23:00–00:59Unlucky 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