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Saturday, May 7, 2061

Lunar month 3 (leap), day 18Yin Metal-Snake Year · Year of the SnakeSolar term: Start of Summer · day 3 of 15 · 13d until Grain Full

This Day for Your Chart

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Day Quality3/5
定SettleAuspicious
朱雀Vermilion BirdBlack
ClashRabbit · East
Noble
子 23:00–00:59 Auspicious hour 申 15:00–16:59 Inauspicious hour
宜
MarriageWorshipPrayer+15
忌
None

Day Pillar

乙Yǐ · Yin WoodWood
酉Yǒu · RoosterMetal

Yin Wood Rooster

Month癸巳Guǐ Sì

Day Officer

定Dìng · Settle✦ Auspicious

The settling day: in the twelve-day cycle it stands for stability and firmness.

Day God

朱雀Zhū Què · Vermilion BirdBlack Path

Vermilion Bird, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of quarrels and gossip.

宜Favorable

忌Unfavorable

None on this day

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.
  • 酉不会客,醉坐颠狂Traditional saying: on 酉 (Yǒu, Rooster) days, don't receive guests; it was said to end in drunken, unruly behavior.

Shen Sha

Auspicious

Daily Clash

冲兔 · 煞东

This day clashes with the Rabbit; avoid the East 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

柳Liǔ · Willow
Inauspicious
Animal獐 Muntjac
GroupSouth · Vermilion Bird
Summary

Willow, 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