Sunday, September 2026
Suitable activities
Marriage Present betrothal gifts Formalize a betrothal Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Pray for children Consecration Travel 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 Raise a roof beam Complete a roof ridge Release water Dig a well Break ground for a burial Move a coffin Thank the Earth deity End ritual mourning Begin ritual mourning
Activities to avoid
Open for business Open a granary Install a door Burial
Pengzu taboos
On a Jia day, do not open a granary: wealth and goods will be depleted.
On a Chen day, do not weep: further bereavement will follow.
Auspicious directions & deities
- Joy deity
- Northeast
- Wealth deity
- Northeast
- Fortune deity
- North
- Yang noble deity
- Southwest
- Yin noble deity
- Northeast
- Year Tai Sui
- South
- Month Tai Sui
- Southeast
- Day Tai Sui
- West
Festivals & seasons
- Other solar observances
- World Tourism Day
- 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
- Standing-wait moon
- Five-day period
- Autumn Equinox: first five-day period
- Seasonal sign
- Thunder begins to fall silent
Daily influences
- Day cycle
- Jia-Chen · Dragon
- Clash
- Clashes with Dog (Wu-Xu)
- Sha direction
- South
- Twelve day officers
- Danger day
- Presiding deity
- Heavenly Punishment
- Day path
- Black path · Inauspicious
- Auspicious spirits
- Yue Kong · Mu Cang · Liu He · Bu Jiang · Jing An
- Inauspicious spirits
- Yue Sha · Yue Xu · Si Ji · Heavenly Punishment
- Daily fetal deity
- Door and roost; inside the room, East
- Monthly fetal deity
- Latrine and household door
- Day prosperity
- Mutual prosperity: Yin
- Six-day cycle
- Red Mouth
Lunar date & cycles
- Lunar date
- 2026, Month 8, day 17
- 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
- Jia-Chen
- Year Nayin
- Water of the celestial river
- Month Nayin
- Fire below the mountain
- Day Nayin
- Lamplight fire
- Year xun / void
- Jia-Chen / Yin / Mao
- Month xun / void
- Jia-Wu / Chen / Si
- Day xun / void
- Jia-Chen / Yin / Mao
- Western zodiac
- Libra
- Julian day number
- 2461310.5
Stars & lunar mansion
- Lunar mansion
- Emptiness · Sun · Rat · Inauspicious
- Celestial palace / guardian
- North · Black Tortoise
- Mansion verse
- Building under Emptiness brings calamity; men and women sleep alone instead of as couples. Disorder and scandal undo household propriety, with descendants and daughters-in-law sharing other people’s beds. Opening a door or releasing water brings disasters, tiger bites, snake injuries and sudden death. Illness recurs for years, until the household is ruined and lives are lost.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–00:59Jia-Zi · RatInauspicious | Pray for blessings Engagement Marriage Position a bed Move residence Move into a home Burial Pray for children Take up a post Travel Seek wealth | 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] |
| 01:00–02:59Yi-Chou · OxInauspicious | Construction & repair Build a house Move residence Build a stove Position a bed Move into a home Open for business Pray for children Engagement Marriage | 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] |
| 03:00–04:59Bing-Yin · TigerAuspicious | None listed | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration 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] |
| 05:00–06:59Ding-Mao · RabbitInauspicious | Give thanks to deities Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Construction & repair Burial | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration Take up a post Travel |
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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] |
| 07:00–08:59Wu-Chen · DragonAuspicious | Pray for blessings Engagement Marriage Open for business Burial Offerings & ancestor rites Meet a dignitary | Take up a post Travel Seek wealth |
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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] |
| 09:00–10:59Ji-Si · SnakeAuspicious | 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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| 1 White Water · Kan (North) · Tianshu · Xuan Kong [Tanlang · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianpeng · Very inauspicious · Rest gate · Yang] · Tai Yi [Taiyi · Auspicious spirit] |
| 11:00–12:59Geng-Wu · HorseInauspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed | Raise a roof beam Build a house Place the deceased in a coffin |
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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] |
| 13:00–14:59Xin-Wei · GoatInauspicious | Construction & repair Move into a home Burial Take up a post Travel Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Marriage Welcome household members Move residence Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Pray for children Fasting & Taoist rites | None listed |
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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] |
| 15:00–16:59Ren-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] |
| 17:00–18:59Gui-You · RoosterAuspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Move into a home Seek wealth Open for business Trade Burial Offerings & ancestor rites | 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] |
| 19:00–20:59Jia-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 | Construction & repair Break ground for construction |
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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] |
| 21:00–22:59Yi-Hai · PigAuspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Seek wealth Marriage 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] |
| 23:00–23:59Bing-Zi · RatInauspicious | Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Move into a home Open for business Burial Pray for children | Take up a post Travel Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration |
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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] |