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Thursday, April 7, 2061

Lunar month 3, day 17Yin Metal-Snake Year · Year of the SnakeSolar term: Clear and Bright · day 4 of 15 · 12d until Grain Rain

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality3/5
闭CloseInauspicious
勾陈Hook StarBlack
ClashRooster · West
Noble
子 23:00–00:59 Auspicious hour 申 15:00–16:59 Inauspicious hour
宜
WorshipTailor clothingInstall bed+4
忌
MarriageDig a wellOpen a business+2

Day Pillar

乙Yǐ · Yin WoodWood
卯Mǎo · RabbitWood

Yin Wood Rabbit

Month壬辰Rén Chén

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

勾陈Gōu Chén · Hook StarBlack Path

Hook Star, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of entanglement and delay.

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.
  • 卯不穿井,水泉不香Traditional saying: on 卯 (Mǎo, Rabbit) days, don't dig a well; it was said to make the water lose its sweetness.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Daily Clash

冲鸡 · 煞西

This day clashes with the Rooster; avoid the West 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

大溪水

Dà Xī Shuǐ · Great Stream Water

Water

Lunar Mansion

井Jǐng · Well
Auspicious
Animal犴 Hornless Deer
GroupSouth · Vermilion Bird
Summary

Well, one of the seven mansions of the Vermilion Bird in the south; auspicious in the traditional count.

Auspicious and inauspicious hours

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

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