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Thursday, February 1, 2029

Lunar month 12, day 18Yang Earth-Monkey Year · Year of the MonkeySolar term: Great Cold · day 13 of 14 · 2d until Start of Spring
Day Quality3/5
收ReceiveInauspicious
青龙Azure DragonYellow
ClashDragon · North
Noble
卯 05:00–06:59 Unlucky hour 巳 09:00–10:59 Lucky hour
宜
WorshipBuild a stove
忌
Open a businessInstall bed

Day Pillar

壬Rén · Yang WaterWater
戌Xū · DogEarth

Yang Water Dog

Month乙丑Yǐ Chǒu

Day Officer

收Shōu · Receive✦ Inauspicious

The gathering day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for harvest and gathering in.

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.

  • 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.
  • 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

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

大海水

Dà Hǎi Shuǐ · Great Ocean Water

Water

Lunar Mansion

角Jiǎo · Horn
Auspicious
Animal蛟 Crocodile
GroupEast · Azure Dragon
Summary

Horn, one of the seven mansions of the Azure Dragon in the east; auspicious 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