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Wednesday, May 20, 2037

Lunar month 4, day 6Yin Fire-Snake Year · Year of the SnakeSolar term: Start of Summer · day 16 of 16 · 1d until Grain Full

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality3/5
闭CloseInauspicious
司命Director of FateYellow
ClashDog · South
Noble
卯 05:00–06:59 Unlucky hour 巳 09:00–10:59 Lucky hour
宜
MarriageTradeSign contract+1
忌
Install bedRaise roof beamConstruction+5

Day Pillar

壬Rén · Yang WaterWater
辰Chén · DragonEarth

Yang Water Dragon

Month乙巳Yǐ Sì

Day Officer

闭Bì · Close✦ Inauspicious

The closing day, last of the twelve day officers: traditionally a day of sealing and storing away.

Day God

司命Sī Mìng · Director of FateYellow Path

Director of Fate, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition the keeper of the register of lives.

宜Favorable

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.
  • 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

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲狗 · 煞南

This day clashes with the Dog; avoid the South direction.

Tai Sui (Year)

Tai Sui in Snake (South) · clashes with North

Tai Sui sits in the South for the year, opposing the North. 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

箕Jī · Winnowing Basket
Auspicious
Animal豹 Leopard
GroupEast · Azure Dragon
Summary

Winnowing Basket, 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