Thursday, August 23, 2029
Welcome to the Daily Almanac. This traditional Chinese calendar tells you which activities are favorable or unfavorable on each day, based on celestial stems, earthly branches, and classical star systems. The almanac is a traditional reference, not a prediction.
This Day for Your Chart
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Day Pillar
Yin Wood Rooster
Month壬Rén Shēn
Day Officer
The removing day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for clearing away the old.
Day God
Black Tortoise, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of darkness and theft.
宜Favorable
忌Unfavorable
Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)
Traditional sayings, shown for interest. They don't change the lists above.
- 乙不栽植，千株不长Traditional saying: on 乙 (Yǐ) days, don't plant; it was said to keep a thousand seedlings from growing.
- 酉不会客，醉坐颠狂Traditional saying: on 酉 (Yǒu, Rooster) days, don't receive guests; it was said to end in drunken, unruly behavior.
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Rabbit; avoid the East direction.
Tai Sui (Year)
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
Quán Zhōng Shuǐ · Spring Water
WaterLunar Mansion
Dipper, one of the seven mansions of the Black Tortoise in the north; auspicious in the traditional count.
Lucky and unlucky hours
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