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Sunday, April 21, 2030

Lunar month 3, day 19Yang Metal-Dog Year · Year of the DogSolar term: Grain Rain · day 2 of 15 · 14d until Start of Summer

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality1/5
破DestructionInauspicious
白虎White TigerBlack
ClashDragon · North
Noble
酉 17:00–18:59 Lucky hour 亥 21:00–22:59 Lucky hour
宜
WorshipBatheDemolish+2
忌
MarriageOpen a businessTrade+2

Day Pillar

丙Bǐng · Yang FireFire
戌Xū · DogEarth

Yang Fire Dog

Month庚辰Gēng Chén

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

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

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.

  • 丙不修灶,必见灾殃Traditional saying: on 丙 (Bǐng) days, don't repair the stove; it was said to bring disaster.
  • 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 Dog (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

屋上土

Wū Shàng Tǔ · Rooftop Earth

Earth

Lunar Mansion

星Xīng · Star
Inauspicious
Animal马 Horse
GroupSouth · Vermilion Bird
Summary

Star, 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
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
申15:00–16:59Lucky hour金匮Gold Casket
酉17:00–18:59Lucky hour天德Heavenly Virtue Noble
戌19:00–20:59Unlucky hour白虎White Tiger
亥21:00–22:59Lucky hour玉堂Jade Hall Noble

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