Wednesday, October 2026
Suitable activities
Ritual bathing Capture animals Place the deceased in a coffin End ritual mourning Begin ritual mourning Break ground for a burial Open a grave for reburial Burial
Activities to avoid
Offerings & ancestor rites Marriage Position a bed Open for business Move into a home Visit the sick Raise a roof beam
Pengzu taboos
On a Jia day, do not open a granary: wealth and goods will be depleted.
On a Yin day, do not make ritual offerings: spirits will not partake.
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
- North
Festivals & seasons
- 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
- Waning crescent
- Five-day period
- Autumn Equinox: third five-day period
- Seasonal sign
- Waters begin to dry up
Daily influences
- Day cycle
- Jia-Yin · Tiger
- Clash
- Clashes with Monkey (Wu-Shen)
- Sha direction
- North
- Twelve day officers
- Hold day
- Presiding deity
- Azure Dragon
- Day path
- Yellow path · Auspicious
- Auspicious spirits
- Yue Kong · Jie Shen · Wu He · Azure Dragon · Ming Fei Dui
- Inauspicious spirits
- Jie Sha · Xiao Hao · Si Fei · Gui Ji · Ba Zhuan
- Daily fetal deity
- Door and furnace; outside, Northeast
- Monthly fetal deity
- Latrine and household door
- Day prosperity
- Mutual prosperity: Yin; advancing prosperity: Jia
- Six-day cycle
- Buddha’s Passing
Lunar date & cycles
- Lunar date
- 2026, Month 8, day 27
- 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-Yin
- Year Nayin
- Water of the celestial river
- Month Nayin
- Fire below the mountain
- Day Nayin
- Great stream water
- Year xun / void
- Jia-Chen / Yin / Mao
- Month xun / void
- Jia-Wu / Chen / Si
- Day xun / void
- Jia-Yin / Zi / Chou
- Western zodiac
- Libra
- Julian day number
- 2461320.5
Stars & lunar mansion
- Lunar mansion
- Three Stars · Water · Ape · Auspicious
- Celestial palace / guardian
- West · White Tiger
- Mansion verse
- Building under Three Stars prospers the household, illuminated by the brilliant star of learning. Construction increases fields and wealth, but burial invites illness and mourning in the yellow earth. Opening a door or releasing water advances official rank, and every branch of the family gains land. Betrothal or marriage faces punishment and conflict; men and women are likened to flowers that open in the morning and fall by evening.
- 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
- 7 Red Metal · Dui (West) · Yaoguang · Xuan Kong [Pojun · Inauspicious] · Qi Men [Tianzhu · Mildly inauspicious · Fright gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Xianchi · Inauspicious spirit]
Hourly almanac
| Hour | Suitable activities | Activities to avoid | Auspicious directions | Details | Nine star |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–00:59Jia-Zi · RatAuspicious | Pray for blessings Engagement Marriage Position a bed Move residence Move into a home Construction & repair Burial | Take up a post Travel Seek wealth |
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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] |
| 01:00–02:59Yi-Chou · OxAuspicious | Construction & repair Build a house Move residence Build a stove Position a bed Move into a home Open for business Travel Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Take up a post | 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] |
| 03:00–04:59Bing-Yin · TigerInauspicious | Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Give thanks to deities Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Move into a home Burial Take up a post | Raise a roof beam Build a house Place the deceased in a coffin |
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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] |
| 05:00–06:59Ding-Mao · RabbitInauspicious | Pray for children Marriage Move residence Move into a home Open for business Trade Construction & repair Burial Take up a post Travel Seek wealth | 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] |
| 07:00–08:59Wu-Chen · DragonAuspicious | Engagement Marriage Open for business Burial Take up a post Meet a dignitary Seek wealth Travel | Pray for blessings Pray for children Travel by boat |
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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] |
| 09:00–10:59Ji-Si · SnakeAuspicious | Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Engagement Marriage Move residence Open for business Meet a dignitary | Take up a post Travel 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] |
| 11:00–12:59Geng-Wu · HorseInauspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed | 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] |
| 13:00–14:59Xin-Wei · GoatAuspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Travel Seek wealth Marriage Burial Construction & repair Build a house Move residence Position a bed Move into a home Open for business Open a granary Offerings & ancestor rites | 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] |
| 15:00–16:59Ren-Shen · MonkeyInauspicious | 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] |
| 17:00–18:59Gui-You · RoosterInauspicious | Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Give thanks to deities | Take up a post Travel Construction & repair Break ground for construction Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration |
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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] |
| 19:00–20:59Jia-Xu · DogAuspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed Build a stove Offerings & ancestor rites Take up a post | 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] |
| 21:00–22:59Yi-Hai · PigInauspicious | Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed | Take up a post Travel Construction & repair |
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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] |
| 23:00–23:59Bing-Zi · RatAuspicious | Build a stove Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities Construction & repair | Raise a roof beam Build a house Place the deceased in a coffin 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] |