Saturday, May 21, 2061
Welcome to the Daily Almanac. This traditional Chinese calendar lists what each day suits and what it avoids, such as a wedding, a move or a trip. It is a traditional reference, not a prediction.
This Day for Your Chart
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Day Pillar
Yin Earth Pig
Month癸巳Guǐ Sì
Day Officer
The breaking day: the day's branch clashes with the month's, the sharpest conflict in the twelve-day cycle.
Day God
Heavenly Virtue, a yellow-path (黄道) god: in tradition a sign of grace and blessing.
宜Favorable
Traditional almanacs add: other matters not advised.
忌Unfavorable
Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)
Traditional sayings, shown for interest. They don't change the lists above.
- 己不破券，二比并亡Traditional saying: on 己 (Jǐ) days, don't tear up a deed; it was said to ruin both parties.
- 亥不嫁娶，不利新郎Traditional saying: on 亥 (Hài, Pig) days, don't marry; it was said to bring misfortune to the groom.
Shen Sha
Inauspicious
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Snake; avoid the West direction.
Tai Sui (Year)
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
Píng Dì Mù · Level-Ground Wood
WoodLunar Mansion
Maiden, one of the seven mansions of the Black Tortoise in the north; inauspicious in the traditional count.
Auspicious and inauspicious hours
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