Auspicious & Inauspicious Activities
宜
Auspicious Today
Favored activities
忌
Avoid Today
Unfavorable activities
Lucky Colors & Numbers — Metal Element (五行)
Lucky Colors Today
White
Gold
Silver
Wear these colors to
align with today's energy
align with today's energy
Lucky Numbers Today
4
9
Based on Metal Element
沙中金 · 纳音五行
沙中金 · 纳音五行
Auspicious Directions (吉神方位)
NE
Joy God
喜神 · 东北
SW
Yang Noble
阳贵 · 西南
NE
Yin Noble
阴贵 · 东北
NE
Wealth God
财神 · 东北
North
Fortune God
福神 · 正北
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Seasonal Sign (物候): 「玄鸟至」— Swallows arrive
Day Details
Today's Clash (冲煞)
Rat 鼠
Those born in the Year of the Rat should take extra care today.
(戊子)鼠
Nine Star Ki (九星)
1 White Water Star
一白水天枢
Cosmic energy mapped to time & space — used in Feng Shui and divination.
Pengzu's Warnings — Ancient Almanac Taboos (彭祖百忌)
「甲不开仓财物耗散」
「午不苫盖屋主更张」
Traditional wisdom attributed to Pengzu (彭祖), the ancient immortal sage.
「午不苫盖屋主更张」
Traditional wisdom attributed to Pengzu (彭祖), the ancient immortal sage.
✦ Auspicious Spirits Active Today (吉神宜趋)
Month Virtue 月德 · 时德 时德 · 民日 民日 · Benefit Posterity 益后 · 金匮 金匮 · Auspicious Sound 鸣吠
Hourly Fortune — 12 Time Periods (时辰宜忌)
Auspicious
🌑 子时
00:00–00:59
Do:
Seeking Blessings
Seeking Descendants
Engagement Ceremony
Marriage Ceremony
Travel
Avoid:
Construction & Renovation
Breaking Ground
Taking Up a Post
Auspicious
🌒 丑时
01:00–02:59
Do:
Seeking Wealth
Meeting a Noble Person
Marriage Ceremony
Welcoming New Household Members
Moving Residence
Avoid:
Taking Up a Post
Travel
Construction & Renovation
Breaking Ground
Inauspicious
🌓 寅时
03:00–04:59
Do:
Meeting a Noble Person
Seeking Wealth
Marriage Ceremony
Moving into New Home
Moving Residence
Avoid:
Offerings & Prayer
Seeking Blessings
Taoist Ritual Fasting
Consecration Ritual
Auspicious
🌅 卯时
05:00–06:59
Do:
Seeking Descendants
Marriage Ceremony
Moving Residence
Moving into New Home
Open for Business
Avoid:
Offerings & Prayer
Seeking Blessings
Taoist Ritual Fasting
Honoring the Gods
Inauspicious
🌄 辰时
07:00–08:59
Do:
Seeking Blessings
Engagement Ceremony
Marriage Ceremony
Setting Up Bed
Moving Residence
Avoid:
Building a Bridge
Sailing
Inauspicious
🌞 巳时
09:00–10:59
Do:
Seeking Descendants
Travel
Moving into New Home
Marriage Ceremony
Construction & Renovation
Avoid:
Offerings & Prayer
Seeking Blessings
Taoist Ritual Fasting
Honoring the Gods
Auspicious
☀️ 午时
11:00–12:59
Do:
Seeking Blessings
Seeking Descendants
Engagement Ceremony
Marriage Ceremony
Travel
Avoid:
Raising the Ridgepole
Roofing a Building
Laying Out the Deceased
Inauspicious
🌤 未时
13:00–14:59
Do:
Construction & Renovation
Moving into New Home
Burial Ceremony
Seeking Blessings
Marriage Ceremony
Avoid:
None
Auspicious
🌆 申时
15:00–16:59
Do:
Engagement Ceremony
Marriage Ceremony
Travel
Seeking Wealth
Open for Business
Avoid:
Seeking Blessings
Seeking Descendants
Auspicious
🌇 酉时
17:00–18:59
Do:
Seeking Blessings
Seeking Descendants
Engagement Ceremony
Marriage Ceremony
Travel
Avoid:
None
Inauspicious
🌃 戌时
19:00–20:59
Do:
None
Avoid:
Avoid All Major Activities
Inauspicious
🌙 亥时
21:00–22:59
Do:
Taking Up a Post
Travel
Seeking Wealth
Meeting a Noble Person
Engagement Ceremony
Avoid:
None
Inauspicious
🌑 子时
23:00–23:59
Do:
Seeking Descendants
Seeking Wealth
Marriage Ceremony
Burial Ceremony
Avoid:
Offerings & Prayer
Seeking Blessings
Taoist Ritual Fasting
Consecration Ritual
Find Your Chinese Zodiac Sign
12-year cycle — find your birth year below. 2026 = Year of the Horse 🐴
🐭
Rat 鼠
1948
1960
1972
1984
1996
2008
2020
2032
🐂
Ox 牛
1949
1961
1973
1985
1997
2009
2021
2033
🐯
Tiger 虎
1950
1962
1974
1986
1998
2010
2022
2034
🐰
Rabbit 兔
1951
1963
1975
1987
1999
2011
2023
2035
🐲
Dragon 龙
1952
1964
1976
1988
2000
2012
2024
2036
🐍
Snake 蛇
1953
1965
1977
1989
2001
2013
2025
2037
🐴
Horse 马
1954
1966
1978
1990
2002
2014
2026
2038
🐑
Goat 羊
1955
1967
1979
1991
2003
2015
2027
2039
🐵
Monkey 猴
1956
1968
1980
1992
2004
2016
2028
2040
🐓
Rooster 鸡
1957
1969
1981
1993
2005
2017
2029
2041
🐶
Dog 狗
1958
1970
1982
1994
2006
2018
2030
2042
🐷
Pig 猪
1959
1971
1983
1995
2007
2019
2031
2043
* If born in Jan–Feb before Chinese New Year, use the previous animal.
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Ask the I Ching for Today's Guidance
The almanac reveals the energy of the day. The I Ching reveals what to do with it.