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Friday, November 3, 2028

Lunar month 9, day 17Yang Earth-Monkey Year · Year of the MonkeySolar term: Frost Descent · day 12 of 15 · 4d until Start of Winter
Day Quality2/5
破DestructionInauspicious
青龙Azure DragonYellow
ClashDog · South
Noble
卯 05:00–06:59 Unlucky hour 巳 09:00–10:59 Lucky hour
宜
Demolish
忌
Most matters not advised

Day Pillar

壬Rén · Yang WaterWater
辰Chén · DragonEarth

Yang Water Dragon

Month壬戌Rén Xū

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

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

Traditional almanacs add: most matters not advised.

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

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

  • 壬不泱水,更难提防Traditional saying: on 壬 (Rén) days, don't release water; it was said to make floods harder to guard against.
  • 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

长流水

Cháng Liú Shuǐ · Long-Flowing Water

Water

Lunar Mansion

鬼Guǐ · Ghost
Inauspicious
Animal羊 Sheep
GroupSouth · Vermilion Bird
Summary

Ghost, 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
寅03:00–04:59Lucky hour司命Director of Fate
卯05:00–06:59Unlucky hour勾陈Hook Star Noble
辰07:00–08:59Lucky hour青龙Azure Dragon
巳09:00–10:59Lucky hour明堂Bright Hall Noble
午11:00–12:59Unlucky hour天刑Heavenly Punishment
未13:00–14:59Unlucky hour朱雀Vermilion Bird
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