Wednesday, September 2026
Suitable activities
Offerings & ancestor rites Ritual bathing Refinish walls Repair roads Undertake nothing else
Activities to avoid
Marriage Move into a home Position a bed Travel
Pengzu taboos
On a Geng day, do not set up weaving: the loom will stand idle.
On a Zi day, do not seek divination: you will bring misfortune upon yourself.
Auspicious directions & deities
- Joy deity
- Northwest
- Wealth deity
- East
- Fortune deity
- Southwest
- Yang noble deity
- South
- Yin noble deity
- Northeast
- Year Tai Sui
- South
- Month Tai Sui
- Southeast
- Day Tai Sui
- West
Festivals & seasons
- Today’s solar term
- Autumn Equinox
- Solar-term period (by date)
- Autumn Equinox · 2026-09-23 08:05:14 UTC+8
- Next solar term
- Cold Dew · 2026-10-08 14:29:17 UTC+8
- Season
- Mid-autumn
- Traditional moon phase
- Waxing gibbous
- Five-day period
- Autumn Equinox: first five-day period
- Seasonal sign
- Thunder begins to fall silent
Daily influences
- Day cycle
- Geng-Zi · Rat
- Clash
- Clashes with Horse (Jia-Wu)
- Sha direction
- South
- Twelve day officers
- Balance day
- Presiding deity
- Director of Destiny
- Day path
- Yellow path · Auspicious
- Auspicious spirits
- Yue De · Shi De · Yang De · Min Ri · Yu Yu · Director of Destiny · Ming Fei Dui
- Inauspicious spirits
- He Kui · Si Shen · Tian Li · Zhi Si · Si Ji · Jiu Hu · Wang Wang
- Daily fetal deity
- Mortar and mill; inside the room, South
- Monthly fetal deity
- Latrine and household door
- Day prosperity
- Mutual prosperity: Shen; advancing prosperity: Gui
- Six-day cycle
- Friendship
Lunar date & cycles
- Lunar date
- 2026, Month 8, day 13
- 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
- Geng-Zi
- Year Nayin
- Water of the celestial river
- Month Nayin
- Fire below the mountain
- Day Nayin
- Earth on the wall
- Year xun / void
- Jia-Chen / Yin / Mao
- Month xun / void
- Jia-Wu / Chen / Si
- Day xun / void
- Jia-Wu / Chen / Si
- Western zodiac
- Libra
- Julian day number
- 2461306.5
Stars & lunar mansion
- Lunar mansion
- Winnowing Basket · Water · Leopard · Auspicious
- Celestial palace / guardian
- East · Azure Dragon
- Mansion verse
- Building under Winnowing Basket brings strength and great prosperity year after year. Burial and grave repairs are highly favorable, with fields, silkworms, cattle and horses covering the hills. Opening a door or releasing water attracts fields and homes; chests fill with silver and gold and granaries with grain. Blessings shelter high officials and increase their ranks and salaries; the whole family enjoys abundance and peace.
- 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
- 3 Blue-green Wood · Zhen (East) · Tianji · Xuan Kong [Lucun · Inauspicious] · Qi Men [Tianchong · Mildly auspicious · Injury gate · Yang] · Tai Yi [Xuanyuan · Peaceful spirit]
Hourly almanac
| Hour | Suitable activities | Activities to avoid | Auspicious directions | Details | Nine star |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–00:59Bing-Zi · RatAuspicious | Meet a dignitary Seek wealth Marriage Welcome household members Burial Pray for children Engagement | Take up a post Construction & repair Move residence Travel Litigation 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] |
| 01:00–02:59Ding-Chou · OxAuspicious | Give thanks to deities Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Construction & repair Burial | Take up a post Travel Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration |
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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] |
| 03:00–04:59Wu-Yin · TigerInauspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed | Take up a post Travel |
|
| 7 Red Metal · Dui (West) · Yaoguang · Xuan Kong [Pojun · Inauspicious] · Qi Men [Tianzhu · Mildly inauspicious · Fright gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Xianchi · Inauspicious spirit] |
| 05:00–06:59Ji-Mao · RabbitAuspicious | 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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| 6 White Metal · Qian (Northwest) · Kaiyang · Xuan Kong [Wuqu · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianxin · Very auspicious · Open gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Azure Dragon · Auspicious spirit] |
| 07:00–08:59Geng-Chen · DragonInauspicious | None listed | No activities recommended |
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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] |
| 09:00–10:59Xin-Si · SnakeInauspicious | Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Move into a home Open for business | Take up a post Travel Seek wealth Consecration Construction & repair Burial |
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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] |
| 11:00–12:59Ren-Wu · HorseAuspicious | Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed Take up a post | Pray for blessings Pray for children |
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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] |
| 13:00–14:59Gui-Wei · GoatInauspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Travel Move into a home Marriage Construction & repair Burial Take up a post Meet a dignitary Seek wealth | None listed |
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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] |
| 15:00–16:59Jia-Shen · MonkeyAuspicious | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Give thanks to deities Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Move into a home Burial Take up a post Meet a dignitary | Construction & repair Break ground for construction |
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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] |
| 17:00–18:59Yi-You · RoosterAuspicious | Travel Engagement Marriage Construction & repair Move residence Open for business Burial | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities |
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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] |
| 19:00–20:59Bing-Xu · DogInauspicious | Pray for children Engagement Marriage Burial | Build a boat Travel by boat 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] |
| 21:00–22:59Ding-Hai · PigInauspicious | Construction & repair Build a house Move residence Position a bed Move into a home Open for business Open a granary Meet a dignitary Seek wealth Engagement Marriage Welcome household members | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration Take up a post Travel |
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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] |
| 23:00–23:59Wu-Zi · RatInauspicious | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Give thanks to deities Travel Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Construction & repair Burial Take up a post | None listed |
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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] |