Tuesday, September 2026
Suitable activities
Marriage Present betrothal gifts Formalize a betrothal Offerings & ancestor rites Consecration Travel Cut hair Make roof beams Move a sacred flame Dismantle a structure Construction & repair Break ground for construction Welcome household members Move into a home Move residence Position a bed Hang a signboard Plant crops Acquire livestock Break ground for a burial Burial Place the deceased in a coffin End ritual mourning Begin ritual mourning
Activities to avoid
Open for business Dig a well Dig a channel Build a bridge Build a boat
Pengzu taboos
On a Ren day, do not release water: it will be harder to guard against danger.
On a Chen day, do not weep: further bereavement will follow.
Auspicious directions & deities
- Joy deity
- South
- Wealth deity
- South
- Fortune deity
- Southeast
- Yang noble deity
- East
- Yin noble deity
- Southeast
- Year Tai Sui
- South
- Month Tai Sui
- Southeast
- Day Tai Sui
- Center
Festivals & seasons
- Other solar observances
- International Day of Democracy
- Solar-term period (by date)
- White Dew · 2026-09-07 22:41:16 UTC+8
- Next solar term
- Autumn Equinox · 2026-09-23 08:05:14 UTC+8
- Season
- Mid-autumn
- Traditional moon phase
- Waxing crescent
- Five-day period
- White Dew: second five-day period
- Seasonal sign
- Swallows depart
Daily influences
- Day cycle
- Ren-Chen · Dragon
- Clash
- Clashes with Dog (Bing-Xu)
- Sha direction
- South
- Twelve day officers
- Danger day
- Presiding deity
- Heavenly Punishment
- Day path
- Black path · Inauspicious
- Auspicious spirits
- Mu Cang · Si Xiang · Liu He · Bu Jiang · Jing An
- Inauspicious spirits
- Yue Sha · Yue Xu · Si Ji · Heavenly Punishment
- Daily fetal deity
- Storeroom and roost; outside, North
- Monthly fetal deity
- Latrine and household door
- Day prosperity
- Mutual prosperity: Hai
- Six-day cycle
- Red Mouth
Lunar date & cycles
- Lunar date
- 2026, Month 8, day 5
- Lunar month
- Month 8 · 29 days
- Lunar New Year cycle
- Bing-Wu · Horse
- Beginning of Spring day cycle
- Bing-Wu · Horse
- Month cycle
- Ding-You
- Day cycle
- Ren-Chen
- Year Nayin
- Water of the celestial river
- Month Nayin
- Fire below the mountain
- Day Nayin
- Ever-flowing water
- Year xun / void
- Jia-Chen / Yin / Mao
- Month xun / void
- Jia-Wu / Chen / Si
- Day xun / void
- Jia-Shen / Wu / Wei
- Western zodiac
- Virgo
- Julian day number
- 2461298.5
Stars & lunar mansion
- Lunar mansion
- Wings · Fire · Snake · Inauspicious
- Celestial palace / guardian
- South · Vermilion Bird
- Mansion verse
- Wings is unfavorable for erecting tall halls: epidemic fears appear within two or three years. Burial on this day sends descendants away to distant places. Marriage is unfavorable, and returning home brings discord. Opening a door or releasing water ruins the household, while young women are said to pursue pleasures and outside lovers.
- Year nine star
- 1 White Water · Kan (North) · Tianshu · Xuan Kong [Tanlang · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianpeng · Very inauspicious · Rest gate · Yang] · Tai Yi [Taiyi · Auspicious spirit]
- Month nine star
- 1 White Water · Kan (North) · Tianshu · Xuan Kong [Tanlang · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianpeng · Very inauspicious · Rest gate · Yang] · Tai Yi [Taiyi · Auspicious spirit]
- Day nine star
- 2 Black Earth · Kun (Southwest) · Tianxuan · Xuan Kong [Jumen · Inauspicious] · Qi Men [Tianrui · Very inauspicious · Death gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Sheti · Inauspicious spirit]
Hourly almanac
| Hour | Suitable activities | Activities to avoid | Auspicious directions | Details | Nine star |
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| 00:00–00:59Geng-Zi · RatInauspicious | Pray for blessings Engagement Marriage Position a bed Move residence Move into a home Construction & repair Burial Take up a post Travel Seek wealth | Raise a roof beam Build a house Place the deceased in a coffin |
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| 6 White Metal · Qian (Northwest) · Kaiyang · Xuan Kong [Wuqu · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianxin · Very auspicious · Open gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Azure Dragon · Auspicious spirit] |
| 01:00–02:59Xin-Chou · OxInauspicious | Travel Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Construction & repair Burial | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities |
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| 5 Yellow Earth · Center (Center) · Yuheng · Xuan Kong [Lianzhen · Inauspicious] · Qi Men [Tianqin · Very auspicious · Yang] · Tai Yi [Tianfu · Inauspicious spirit] |
| 03:00–04:59Ren-Yin · TigerAuspicious | Marriage Move residence Move into a home Open for business Trade Construction & repair Burial | Take up a post Litigation Pray for blessings Pray for children Travel by boat |
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| 4 Green Wood · Xun (Southeast) · Tianquan · Xuan Kong [Wenqu · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianfu · Very auspicious · Obstruction gate · Yang] · Tai Yi [Zhaoyao · Peaceful spirit] |
| 05:00–06:59Gui-Mao · RabbitInauspicious | Pray for children Engagement Marriage Construction & repair Move into a home Seek wealth Open for business Trade Burial | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities |
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| 3 Blue-green Wood · Zhen (East) · Tianji · Xuan Kong [Lucun · Inauspicious] · Qi Men [Tianchong · Mildly auspicious · Injury gate · Yang] · Tai Yi [Xuanyuan · Peaceful spirit] |
| 07:00–08:59Jia-Chen · DragonAuspicious | Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Travel Engagement Marriage Move residence Open for business Burial Take up a post Meet a dignitary Seek wealth | Construction & repair Break ground for construction |
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| 2 Black Earth · Kun (Southwest) · Tianxuan · Xuan Kong [Jumen · Inauspicious] · Qi Men [Tianrui · Very inauspicious · Death gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Sheti · Inauspicious spirit] |
| 09:00–10:59Yi-Si · SnakeAuspicious | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities Construction & repair Build a stove Pray for children Marriage Move residence Move into a home Open for business Trade | None listed |
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| 1 White Water · Kan (North) · Tianshu · Xuan Kong [Tanlang · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianpeng · Very inauspicious · Rest gate · Yang] · Tai Yi [Taiyi · Auspicious spirit] |
| 11:00–12:59Bing-Wu · HorseInauspicious | Pray for children Engagement Marriage Open for business Trade Position a bed | Take up a post Travel Seek wealth Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration |
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| 9 Purple Fire · Li (South) · Yinyuan · Xuan Kong [Youbi · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianying · Mildly inauspicious · Scenery gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Tianyi · Auspicious spirit] |
| 13:00–14:59Ding-Wei · GoatInauspicious | Construction & repair Build a house Move residence Position a bed Move into a home Open for business Open a granary Give thanks to deities Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration Take up a post Travel |
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| 8 White Earth · Gen (Northeast) · Dongming · Xuan Kong [Zuofu · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianren · Mildly auspicious · Life gate · Yang] · Tai Yi [Taiyin · Auspicious spirit] |
| 15:00–16:59Wu-Shen · MonkeyAuspicious | None listed | No activities recommended |
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| 7 Red Metal · Dui (West) · Yaoguang · Xuan Kong [Pojun · Inauspicious] · Qi Men [Tianzhu · Mildly inauspicious · Fright gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Xianchi · Inauspicious spirit] |
| 17:00–18:59Ji-You · RoosterAuspicious | Pray for children Marriage Move residence Move into a home Open for business Trade Burial Pray for blessings | Take up a post Travel Construction & repair Break ground for construction |
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| 6 White Metal · Qian (Northwest) · Kaiyang · Xuan Kong [Wuqu · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianxin · Very auspicious · Open gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Azure Dragon · Auspicious spirit] |
| 19:00–20:59Geng-Xu · DogInauspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed Build a stove Offerings & ancestor rites | Raise a roof beam Build a house Place the deceased in a coffin |
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| 5 Yellow Earth · Center (Center) · Yuheng · Xuan Kong [Lianzhen · Inauspicious] · Qi Men [Tianqin · Very auspicious · Yang] · Tai Yi [Tianfu · Inauspicious spirit] |
| 21:00–22:59Xin-Hai · PigAuspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed Move into a home Burial | Take up a post Travel Construction & repair |
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| 4 Green Wood · Xun (Southeast) · Tianquan · Xuan Kong [Wenqu · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianfu · Very auspicious · Obstruction gate · Yang] · Tai Yi [Zhaoyao · Peaceful spirit] |
| 23:00–23:59Ren-Zi · RatInauspicious | Build a stove Offerings & ancestor rites Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities Construction & repair Marriage Move residence Move into a home Open for business Trade | Pray for blessings Pray for children Take up a post Travel |
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| 6 White Metal · Qian (Northwest) · Kaiyang · Xuan Kong [Wuqu · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianxin · Very auspicious · Open gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Azure Dragon · Auspicious spirit] |