Saturday, October 2026
Suitable activities
Capture animals Hunting Undertake nothing else
Activities to avoid
Open for business Trade Offerings & ancestor rites Move into a home Burial
Pengzu taboos
On a Wu day, do not acquire fields: misfortune will befall their owner.
On a Yin day, do not make ritual offerings: spirits will not partake.
Auspicious directions & deities
- Joy deity
- Southeast
- Wealth deity
- North
- Fortune deity
- Northeast
- Yang noble deity
- Northeast
- Yin noble deity
- Southwest
- Year Tai Sui
- South
- Month Tai Sui
- Northeast
- Day Tai Sui
- South
Festivals & seasons
- Solar-calendar festivals
- Halloween
- 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
- Last quarter
- Five-day period
- Frost's Descent: second five-day period
- Seasonal sign
- Leaves turn yellow and fall
Daily influences
- Day cycle
- Wu-Yin · Tiger
- Clash
- Clashes with Monkey (Ren-Shen)
- Sha direction
- North
- Twelve day officers
- Settle day
- Presiding deity
- Director of Destiny
- Day path
- Yellow path · Auspicious
- Auspicious spirits
- Yang De · San He · Lin Ri · Shi Yin · Wu He · Director of Destiny
- Inauspicious spirits
- Yue Yan · Di Huo · Si Qi · Jiu Kan · Jiu Jiao · Fu Ri · Gu Chen
- Daily fetal deity
- Room, bed and furnace; outside, West
- Monthly fetal deity
- Gatehouse
- Day prosperity
- Mutual prosperity: Si; advancing prosperity: Jia
- Six-day cycle
- Red Mouth
Lunar date & cycles
- Lunar date
- 2026, Month 9, day 22
- 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
- Wu-Yin
- Year Nayin
- Water of the celestial river
- Month Nayin
- Wood of the plains
- Day Nayin
- Earth of the city wall
- 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
- 2461344.5
Stars & lunar mansion
- Lunar mansion
- Stomach · Earth · Boar · Auspicious
- Celestial palace / guardian
- West · White Tiger
- Mansion verse
- What comes of building under Stomach? The family gains rank, glory and much joy. Burial brings high status and official income, and husband and wife maintain mutual respect and well-being. Marriage under this mansion brings household wealth and shields the family from many calamities. Blessings gather at the gate, and descendants appear at the palace steps for generations.
- 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
- 1 White Water · Kan (North) · Tianshu · Xuan Kong [Tanlang · Auspicious] · Qi Men [Tianpeng · Very inauspicious · Rest gate · Yang] · Tai Yi [Taiyi · Auspicious spirit]
Hourly almanac
- 00:00–00:59RatAuspicious
- 01:00–02:59OxAuspicious
- 03:00–04:59TigerInauspicious
- 05:00–06:59RabbitInauspicious
- 07:00–08:59DragonAuspicious
- 09:00–10:59SnakeAuspicious
- 11:00–12:59HorseInauspicious
- 13:00–14:59GoatAuspicious
- 15:00–16:59MonkeyInauspicious
- 17:00–18:59RoosterInauspicious
- 19:00–20:59DogAuspicious
- 21:00–22:59PigInauspicious
- 23:00–23:59RatAuspicious
| Hour | Suitable activities | Activities to avoid | Auspicious directions | Details | Nine star |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–00:59Ren-Zi · RatAuspicious | Suitable activities Engagement Marriage Open for business Burial Meet a dignitary Seek wealth | Activities to avoid Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration Take up a post Travel | 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] |
| 01:00–02:59Gui-Chou · OxAuspicious | Suitable activities 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 | Activities to avoid Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities | 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] |
| 03:00–04:59Jia-Yin · TigerInauspicious | Suitable activities Pray for children Marriage Move residence Move into a home Open for business Trade Construction & repair Burial Pray for blessings Engagement | Activities to avoid Take up a post Litigation | 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] |
| 05:00–06:59Yi-Mao · RabbitInauspicious | Suitable activities Move into a home Construction & repair Burial Take up a post Travel Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Give thanks to deities | Activities to avoid None listed | 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] |
| 07:00–08:59Bing-Chen · DragonAuspicious | Suitable activities Pray for blessings Pray for children Engagement Marriage Travel Seek wealth Open for business Trade Position a bed Take up a post Meet a dignitary | Activities to avoid Raise a roof beam Build a house Place the deceased in a coffin | 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] |
| 09:00–10:59Ding-Si · SnakeAuspicious | Suitable activities Move into a home Take up a post Travel Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage | Activities to avoid Consecration Construction & repair Burial | 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] |
| 11:00–12:59Wu-Wu · HorseInauspicious | Suitable activities Engagement Marriage Move residence Open for business Construction & repair Move into a home Burial | Activities to avoid Pray for blessings Pray for children | 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] |
| 13:00–14:59Ji-Wei · GoatAuspicious | Suitable activities Construction & repair Build a house Move residence Position a bed Move into a home Open for business Open a granary Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Give thanks to deities Travel Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement | Activities to avoid None listed | 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] |
| 15:00–16:59Geng-Shen · MonkeyInauspicious | Suitable activities None listed | Activities to avoid No activities recommended | 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] |
| 17:00–18:59Xin-You · RoosterInauspicious | Suitable activities None listed | Activities to avoid Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Give thanks to deities Take up a post Travel Construction & repair Break ground for construction | 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] |
| 19:00–20:59Ren-Xu · DogAuspicious | Suitable activities Build a stove Give thanks to deities Construction & repair | Activities to avoid Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration Take up a post Travel | 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] |
| 21:00–22:59Gui-Hai · PigInauspicious | Suitable activities Complete a roof ridge Marriage Burial | Activities to avoid Take up a post Travel Construction & repair Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Fasting & Taoist rites Consecration | 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] |
| 23:00–23:59Jia-Zi · RatAuspicious | Suitable activities Offerings & ancestor rites Pray for blessings Give thanks to deities Travel Seek wealth Meet a dignitary Engagement Marriage Construction & repair Burial Build a stove | Activities to avoid None listed | 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] |