Tuesday, October 2026
Suitable activities
Offerings & ancestor rites Build vehicles Travel Construction & repair Raise a roof beam Build a house Install a door Position a bed Build livestock pens Train cattle or horses
Activities to avoid
Dispatch goods Open a granary Break ground for construction Break ground for a burial Burial Funeral rites Cut timber Dig a channel Plant crops
Pengzu taboos
On a Jia day, do not open a granary: wealth and goods will be depleted.
On a Xu day, do not eat dog meat: uncanny troubles will reach the bed.
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
- Northeast
- Day Tai Sui
- South
Festivals & seasons
- Solar-term period (by date)
- Frost's Descent · 2026-10-23 17:37:57 UTC+8
- Next solar term
- Beginning of Winter · 2026-11-07 17:52:05 UTC+8
- Season
- Late autumn
- Traditional moon phase
- Seated-wait moon
- Five-day period
- Frost's Descent: first five-day period
- Seasonal sign
- Dholes lay out prey as offerings
Daily influences
- Day cycle
- Jia-Xu · Dog
- Clash
- Clashes with Dragon (Wu-Chen)
- Sha direction
- North
- Twelve day officers
- Establish day
- Presiding deity
- White Tiger
- Day path
- Black path · Inauspicious
- Auspicious spirits
- Mu Cang · Shou Ri · Tian Ma
- Inauspicious spirits
- Yue Jian · Xiao Shi · Tu Fu · White Tiger · Yin Wei
- Daily fetal deity
- Door and roost; outside, Southwest
- Monthly fetal deity
- Gatehouse
- Day prosperity
- Mutual prosperity: Yin
- Six-day cycle
- Friendship
Lunar date & cycles
- Lunar date
- 2026, Month 9, day 18
- Lunar month
- Month 9 · 30 days
- Lunar New Year cycle
- Bing-Wu · Horse
- Beginning of Spring day cycle
- Bing-Wu · Horse
- Month cycle
- Wu-Xu
- Day cycle
- Jia-Xu
- Year Nayin
- Water of the celestial river
- Month Nayin
- Wood of the plains
- Day Nayin
- Mountaintop fire
- Year xun / void
- Jia-Chen / Yin / Mao
- Month xun / void
- Jia-Wu / Chen / Si
- Day xun / void
- Jia-Xu / Shen / You
- Western zodiac
- Scorpio
- Julian day number
- 2461340.5
Stars & lunar mansion
- Lunar mansion
- Encampment · Fire · Pig · Auspicious
- Celestial palace / guardian
- North · Black Tortoise
- Mansion verse
- Building under Encampment brings fields and cattle, and descendants remain close to princes and nobles for generations. Wealth and glory descend from heaven, with a life as long as Pengzu’s legendary eight thousand autumns. Opening a door or releasing water attracts riches; harmonious marriages bring distinguished children. Burial on this day prospers the family and brings unending blessings.
- 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
- 9 Purple Fire · Li (South) · Yinyuan · Xuan Kong [Youbi · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianying · Mildly inauspicious · Scenery gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Tianyi · 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
- 00:00–00:59RatInauspicious
- 01:00–02:59OxInauspicious
- 03:00–04:59TigerAuspicious
- 05:00–06:59RabbitInauspicious
- 07:00–08:59DragonAuspicious
- 09:00–10:59SnakeAuspicious
- 11:00–12:59HorseInauspicious
- 13:00–14:59GoatInauspicious
- 15:00–16:59MonkeyAuspicious
- 17:00–18:59RoosterAuspicious
- 19:00–20:59DogInauspicious
- 21:00–22:59PigAuspicious
- 23:00–23:59RatInauspicious
| Hour | Suitable activities | Activities to avoid | Auspicious directions | Details | Nine star |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–00:59Jia-Zi · RatInauspicious | Suitable activities Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Move into a home Seek wealth Open for business Trade Burial | Activities to avoid Take up a post Construction & repair Move residence Travel Litigation | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star6 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 | Suitable activities Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Give thanks to deities Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Burial | Activities to avoid Take up a post Travel Construction & repair Break ground for construction | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star5 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 | Suitable activities Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed Take up a post Offerings & ancestor rites | Activities to avoid Raise a roof beam Build a house Place the deceased in a coffin | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star4 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 | Suitable activities Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed Move into a home Burial | Activities to avoid Take up a post Travel Construction & repair | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star3 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 | Suitable activities None listed | Activities to avoid No activities recommended | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star2 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 | Suitable activities Build a house Move residence Build a stove Position a bed Move into a home Open for business Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Travel Engagement Marriage | Activities to avoid Consecration Construction & repair Burial | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star1 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 | Suitable activities Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed | Activities to avoid Take up a post Litigation Construction & repair Break ground for construction | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star9 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 | Suitable activities Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Give thanks to deities Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Construction & repair Burial Move into a home | Activities to avoid Take up a post Travel | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star8 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 | Suitable activities Engagement Marriage Open for business Burial Take up a post Travel Meet a dignitary Seek wealth | Activities to avoid Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star7 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 | Suitable activities Take up a post Travel Seek wealth Meet a dignitary | Activities to avoid Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star6 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 | Suitable activities Pray for blessings Engagement Marriage Move residence Open for business Construction & repair Move into a home Burial | Activities to avoid Build a boat Travel by boat | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star5 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 | Suitable activities Pray for children Marriage Move residence Move into a home Open for business Trade Construction & repair Burial Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities | Activities to avoid None listed | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star4 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 | Suitable activities 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 | Activities to avoid Raise a roof beam Build a house Place the deceased in a coffin | Auspicious directions
| Details
| Nine star6 White Metal · Qian (Northwest) · Kaiyang · Xuan Kong [Wuqu · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianxin · Very auspicious · Open gate · Yin] · Tai Yi [Azure Dragon · Auspicious spirit] |