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Friday, May 6, 2061

Lunar month 3 (leap), day 17Yin Metal-Snake Year · Year of the SnakeSolar term: Start of Summer · day 2 of 15 · 14d until Grain Full

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality2/5
平BalanceInauspicious
天刑Heavenly PunishmentBlack
ClashTiger · South
Noble
丑 01:00–02:59 Auspicious hour 未 13:00–14:59 Auspicious hour
宜
BatheOpen a graveBurial
忌
MarriageRelocateFell trees+3

Day Pillar

甲Jiǎ · Yang WoodWood
申Shēn · MonkeyMetal

Yang Wood Monkey

Month癸巳Guǐ Sì

Day Officer

平Píng · Balance✦ Inauspicious

The level day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for balance and the everyday.

Day God

天刑Tiān Xíng · Heavenly PunishmentBlack Path

Heavenly Punishment, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of penalty and discipline.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)

Traditional sayings, shown for interest. They don't change the lists above.

  • 甲不开仓,财物耗散Traditional saying: on 甲 (Jiǎ) days, don't open the storehouse; it was said to make wealth drain away.
  • 申不安床,鬼祟入房Traditional saying: on 申 (Shēn, Monkey) days, don't set up a bed; it was said to let ghosts into the room.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Daily Clash

冲虎 · 煞南

This day clashes with the Tiger; 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

泉中水

Quán Zhōng Shuǐ · Spring Water

Water

Lunar Mansion

鬼Guǐ · Ghost
Inauspicious
Animal羊 Sheep
GroupSouth · Vermilion Bird
Summary

Ghost, one of the seven mansions of the Vermilion Bird in the south; inauspicious in the traditional count.

Auspicious and inauspicious hours

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

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