Friday, September 2026
Suitable activities
Offerings & ancestor rites Repair a grave End ritual mourning Begin ritual mourning Open a grave for reburial Move a coffin Undertake nothing else
Activities to avoid
Open for business Move into a home Marriage Break ground for construction Break ground for a burial Burial
Pengzu taboos
On a Yi day, do not plant: a thousand plants will fail to grow.
On a Wei day, do not take medicine: poison will enter the intestines.
Auspicious directions & deities
- Joy deity
- Northwest
- Wealth deity
- Northeast
- Fortune deity
- Southwest
- Yang noble deity
- Southwest
- Yin noble deity
- North
- Year Tai Sui
- South
- Month Tai Sui
- Southeast
- Day Tai Sui
- South
Festivals & seasons
- Other solar observances
- September 18 Incident anniversary
- 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
- First quarter
- Five-day period
- White Dew: third five-day period
- Seasonal sign
- Flocks of birds store food
Daily influences
- Day cycle
- Yi-Wei · Goat
- Clash
- Clashes with Ox (Ji-Chou)
- Sha direction
- West
- Twelve day officers
- Open day
- Presiding deity
- Heavenly Virtue
- Day path
- Yellow path · Auspicious
- Auspicious spirits
- Yue De He · Mu Cang · Yang De · Shi Yang · Sheng Qi · Tian Cang · Bao Guang
- Inauspicious spirits
- Wu Xu · Jiu Kong · Tu Fu
- Daily fetal deity
- Mortar, mill and latrine; inside the room, North
- Monthly fetal deity
- Latrine and household door
- Day prosperity
- Mutual prosperity: Mao
- Six-day cycle
- First Defeat
Lunar date & cycles
- Lunar date
- 2026, Month 8, day 8
- 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
- Yi-Wei
- Year Nayin
- Water of the celestial river
- Month Nayin
- Fire below the mountain
- Day Nayin
- Metal in sand
- Year xun / void
- Jia-Chen / Yin / Mao
- Month xun / void
- Jia-Wu / Chen / Si
- Day xun / void
- Jia-Wu / Chen / Si
- Western zodiac
- Virgo
- Julian day number
- 2461301.5
Stars & lunar mansion
- Lunar mansion
- Neck · Metal · Dragon · Inauspicious
- Celestial palace / guardian
- East · Azure Dragon
- Mansion verse
- Building under Neck burdens the eldest branch of the family; calamity is foretold within ten days. Fields diminish and officials lose their posts; a turn of fortune brings injury from tigers and wolves. Marriage on this day leaves descendants and the new bride in an empty chamber. Burial on this day brings severe harm and disaster.
- 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
- 8 White Earth · Gen (Northeast) · Dongming · Xuan Kong [Zuofu · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianren · Mildly auspicious · Life gate · Yang] · Tai Yi [Taiyin · Auspicious spirit]
Hourly almanac
| Hour | Suitable activities | Activities to avoid | Auspicious directions | Details | Nine star |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–00:59Bing-Zi · RatInauspicious | Pray for children Seek wealth Marriage Burial | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration 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] |
| 01:00–02:59Ding-Chou · OxInauspicious | Construction & repair Build a house Move residence Position a bed Move into a home Open for business Open a granary Pray for children Engagement Marriage Seek wealth | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration Take up a post Travel |
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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] |
| 03:00–04:59Wu-Yin · TigerAuspicious | None listed | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities Take up a post Travel |
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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] |
| 05:00–06:59Ji-Mao · RabbitAuspicious | Pray for children Marriage Move residence Move into a home Open for business Trade Construction & repair Burial Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Give thanks to deities Travel Seek wealth Meet a dignitary | None listed |
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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] |
| 07:00–08:59Geng-Chen · DragonInauspicious | Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed Build a stove | Raise a roof beam Build a house Place the deceased in a coffin Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities |
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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] |
| 09:00–10:59Xin-Si · SnakeAuspicious | Move into a home Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Give thanks to deities Travel Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Take up a post | Consecration Construction & repair Burial |
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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] |
| 11:00–12:59Ren-Wu · HorseInauspicious | Engagement Marriage Position a bed Move residence Move into a home Construction & repair Burial | Pray for blessings Pray for children Travel by boat |
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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] |
| 13:00–14:59Gui-Wei · GoatInauspicious | Construction & repair Build a house Move residence Build a stove Position a bed Move into a home Open for business Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Pray for children Fasting & Taoist rites Engagement Marriage Burial | 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] |
| 15:00–16:59Jia-Shen · MonkeyAuspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed Take up a post | Construction & repair Break ground for construction |
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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] |
| 17:00–18:59Yi-You · RoosterInauspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed | 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] |
| 19:00–20:59Bing-Xu · DogAuspicious | Engagement Marriage Open for business Burial | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration Take up a post Travel |
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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] |
| 21:00–22:59Ding-Hai · PigAuspicious | None listed | No activities recommended |
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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] |
| 23:00–23:59Wu-Zi · RatAuspicious | None listed | No activities recommended |
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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] |