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Wednesday, March 9, 2061

Lunar month 2, day 18Yin Metal-Snake Year · Year of the SnakeSolar term: Awakening of Insects · day 5 of 15 · 11d until Spring Equinox

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality2/5
危DangerInauspicious
天牢Heavenly PrisonBlack
ClashDragon · North
Noble
酉 17:00–18:59 Auspicious hour 亥 21:00–22:59 Auspicious hour
宜
MarriageWorshipTravel+9
忌
ConsecrationBuild a stoveBurial

Day Pillar

丙Bǐng · Yang FireFire
戌Xū · DogEarth

Yang Fire Dog

Month辛卯Xīn Mǎo

Day Officer

危Wēi · Danger✦ Inauspicious

The perilous day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for danger and instability.

Day God

天牢Tiān Láo · Heavenly PrisonBlack Path

Heavenly Prison, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of confinement and restraint.

宜Favorable

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

Auspicious

Inauspicious

Daily Clash

冲龙 · 煞北

This day clashes with the Dragon; avoid the North 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

屋上土

Wū Shàng Tǔ · Rooftop Earth

Earth

Lunar Mansion

参Shēn · Three Stars
Auspicious
Animal猿 Ape
GroupWest · White Tiger
Summary

Three Stars, one of the seven mansions of the White Tiger in the west; auspicious in the traditional count.

Auspicious and inauspicious hours

子23:00–00:59Inauspicious hour天牢Heavenly Prison
丑01:00–02:59Inauspicious hour玄武Black Tortoise
寅03:00–04:59Auspicious hour司命Director of Fate
卯05:00–06:59Inauspicious hour勾陈Hook Star
辰07:00–08:59Auspicious hour青龙Azure Dragon
巳09:00–10:59Auspicious hour明堂Bright Hall
午11:00–12:59Inauspicious hour天刑Heavenly Punishment
未13:00–14:59Inauspicious hour朱雀Vermilion Bird
申15:00–16:59Auspicious hour金匮Gold Casket
酉17:00–18:59Auspicious hour天德Heavenly Virtue Noble
戌19:00–20:59Inauspicious hour白虎White Tiger
亥21:00–22:59Auspicious hour玉堂Jade Hall Noble

Yellow-path (黄道) hours are auspicious and black-path (黑道) hours inauspicious, 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