Wednesday, September 2026
Suitable activities
Offerings & ancestor rites Rites to remove misfortune Make nets Hunting Fishing Meet family & friends Begin schooling Move a coffin Open a grave for reburial End ritual mourning Begin ritual mourning
Activities to avoid
Open for business Pray for blessings Break ground for construction Break ground for a burial Place the deceased in a coffin Burial Build a boat
Pengzu taboos
On a Ding day, do not shave the head: sores will develop.
On a Wei day, do not take medicine: poison will enter the intestines.
Auspicious directions & deities
- Joy deity
- South
- Wealth deity
- Southwest
- Fortune deity
- Southeast
- Yang noble deity
- Northwest
- Yin noble deity
- West
- Year Tai Sui
- South
- Month Tai Sui
- Southeast
- Day Tai Sui
- South
Festivals & seasons
- Other solar observances
- China Martyrs' 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
- Late-watch moon
- Five-day period
- Autumn Equinox: second five-day period
- Seasonal sign
- Hibernating insects seal their burrows
Daily influences
- Day cycle
- Ding-Wei · Goat
- Clash
- Clashes with Ox (Xin-Chou)
- Sha direction
- West
- Twelve day officers
- Open day
- Presiding deity
- Heavenly Virtue
- Day path
- Yellow path · Auspicious
- Auspicious spirits
- Mu Cang · Yin De · Shi Yang · Sheng Qi · Tian Cang · Bao Guang
- Inauspicious spirits
- Wu Xu · Ba Feng · Jiu Kong · Tu Fu · Ba Zhuan
- Daily fetal deity
- Storeroom and latrine; inside the room, East
- Monthly fetal deity
- Latrine and household door
- Day prosperity
- Mutual prosperity: Wu
- Six-day cycle
- First Defeat
Lunar date & cycles
- Lunar date
- 2026, Month 8, day 20
- 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
- Ding-Wei
- Year Nayin
- Water of the celestial river
- Month Nayin
- Fire below the mountain
- Day Nayin
- Water of the celestial river
- 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
- 2461313.5
Stars & lunar mansion
- Lunar mansion
- Wall · Water · Xu beast · Auspicious
- Celestial palace / guardian
- North · Black Tortoise
- Mansion verse
- Building under Wall increases wealth; silk and silkworms flourish and blessings abound. Servants arrive and the household grows; opening a door or releasing water brings forth talented people. Burial attracts wealth and advancement in official rank, while all household affairs are joyful. Marriage is favorable and brings distinguished children who gain an early reputation and advance the ancestral legacy.
- 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
- 5 Yellow Earth · Center (Center) · Yuheng · Xuan Kong [Lianzhen · Inauspicious] · Qi Men [Tianqin · Very auspicious · Yang] · Tai Yi [Tianfu · Inauspicious spirit]
Hourly almanac
| Hour | Suitable activities | Activities to avoid | Auspicious directions | Details | Nine star |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–00:59Geng-Zi · RatInauspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Travel Seek wealth Marriage Burial | 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 | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed Construction & repair Move into a home Burial Take up a post Meet a dignitary | None listed |
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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 | Engagement Marriage Move into a home Burial | Take up a post Construction & repair Move residence Travel 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 · RabbitAuspicious | Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Move into a home Open for business Burial Pray for blessings Pray for children | Take up a post Travel Construction & repair Break ground for construction |
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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 · DragonInauspicious | Build a stove Take up a post Meet a dignitary Seek wealth Travel Marriage Welcome household members Move residence Burial | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities 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 | Pray for blessings Marriage Construction & repair Build a house Build a temple Build a stove Move into a home Burial Meet a dignitary Seek wealth | Take up a post Travel Build a boat Travel by boat |
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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 | Engagement Marriage Position a bed Move residence Move into a home Construction & repair Burial Pray for children | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration Take up a post Travel |
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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 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 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 | Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities Consecration Construction & repair Burial |
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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 · RoosterInauspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed | None listed |
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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 · DogAuspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed Take up a post | 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 | 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] |
| 23:00–23:59Ren-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] |