Today's AlmanacLunar 9/16Sunday
WeddingsTravelBreaking groundBreaking ground for burialsOffering ritesPraying for blessingsPlantingSeeking medical careMedical treatmentStarting school
Clash
Tiger
Sha direction South
Moving into a new homePlacing the bedBurialInstalling the front doorTailoring clothes
Lucky directions
God of Wealth SouthGod of Joy SouthGod of Fortune Southeast
Lucky hours
- 子
- 丑
- 寅
- 卯
- 辰
- 巳
- 午
- 未
- 申
- 酉
- 戌
- 亥
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Good for
- Weddings
- Travel
- Breaking ground
- Breaking ground for burials
- Offering rites
- Praying for blessings
- Planting
- Seeking medical care
- Medical treatment
- Starting school
- Buying property
- Consecrating a statue
- House cleaning
- Raising a roof beam
- Praying for children
- Daoist rites
- Laying a foundation
- Raising pillars
- Opening a storehouse
- Shipping goods
- Raising livestock
- Preparing a future grave
- Thanking the Earth God
- Setting up a gravestone
Word of the day
Laying a foundation 起基
Preparing the ground or starting a building's foundation.
Solar term
Frost's Descent
Day 3 · First pentad: “Jackals lay out their prey”
Jackals line up their kill as if making an offering before they eat; when the ancients saw this, they knew late autumn had come.
Custom: Eat persimmons and admire the red maple leaves.
Clash
Clashes with the Tiger (Fire Tiger)
- Sha direction
- South
- God of Wealth
- South
- God of Joy
- South
- God of Fortune
- Southeast
Lucky hours
- Rat (early)12 AM–1 AM
- Ox1 AM–3 AM
- Dragon7 AM–9 AM
- Snake9 AM–11 AM
- Goat1 PM–3 PM
- Dog7 PM–9 PM
- Rat (late)11 PM–12 AM
Hour pillars, deities and clashes
- Rat (early) 12 AM–1 AM庚子・Azure Dragon・Clash: Horse・Lucky
- Ox 1 AM–3 AM辛丑・Bright Hall・Clash: Goat・Lucky
- Tiger 3 AM–5 AM壬寅・Heavenly Punishment・Clash: Monkey・Unlucky
- Rabbit 5 AM–7 AM癸卯・Vermilion Bird・Clash: Rooster・Unlucky
- Dragon 7 AM–9 AM甲辰・Golden Casket・Clash: Dog・Lucky
- Snake 9 AM–11 AM乙巳・Heavenly Virtue・Clash: Pig・Lucky
- Horse 11 AM–1 PM丙午・White Tiger・Clash: Rat・Unlucky
- Goat 1 PM–3 PM丁未・Jade Hall・Clash: Ox・Lucky
- Monkey 3 PM–5 PM戊申・Heavenly Prison・Clash: Tiger・Unlucky
- Rooster 5 PM–7 PM己酉・Black Tortoise・Clash: Rabbit・Unlucky
- Dog 7 PM–9 PM庚戌・Life Keeper・Clash: Dragon・Lucky
- Pig 9 PM–11 PM辛亥・Coiled Snake・Clash: Snake・Unlucky
- Rat (late) 11 PM–12 AM壬子・Life Keeper・Clash: Horse・Lucky
What these activities mean
- 宜Weddings
Getting married. Couples traditionally pick a day marked good for weddings.
- 宜Travel
Going out for errands, a trip, or a journey.
- 宜Breaking ground
Starting excavation or construction work on a site.
- 宜Breaking ground for burials
A burial term for digging the grave, not to be confused with breaking ground for a building.
- 宜Offering rites
Honoring ancestors or deities with incense, food and prayer.
- 宜Praying for blessings
Asking the gods for peace and good fortune, often at a temple.
- 宜Planting
Putting flowers, crops or trees into the ground.
- 宜Seeking medical care
Seeing a medical professional or arranging a health check.
- 宜Medical treatment
Receiving treatment or arranging care for an illness or symptom.
- 宜Starting school
Enrolling in or beginning a school or course.
- 宜Buying property
Purchasing a home, land, or other real estate.
- 宜Consecrating a statue
A ritual blessing that prepares a statue or sacred object for worship.
- 宜House cleaning
Sweeping out dust and clutter for a fresh start.
- 宜Raising a roof beam
Lifting a main beam into place during roof construction.
- 宜Praying for children
Asking the gods for a child, or for an easy path to parenthood.
- 宜Daoist rites
Holding a Daoist ceremonial service, usually led by priests.
- 宜Laying a foundation
Preparing the ground or starting a building's foundation.
- 宜Raising pillars
Setting structural pillars in place during construction.
- 宜Opening a storehouse
Unsealing a storehouse to take out, ship or count goods.
- 宜Shipping goods
Sending goods or assets out for delivery to customers.
- 宜Raising livestock
Keeping and caring for livestock such as cattle or sheep.
- 宜Preparing a future grave
Building one's own tomb while still living, a custom thought to bring long life.
- 宜Thanking the Earth God
A ritual held after construction to thank the Earth God and pray for safety.
- 宜Setting up a gravestone
Erecting a stone engraved with the name of the deceased.
- 忌Moving into a new home
Entering a new home for the first time, often with a small ceremony.
- 忌Placing the bed
Positioning a bed, traditionally the marriage bed before a wedding.
- 忌Burial
Laying the deceased to rest in a grave or tomb.
- 忌Installing the front door
Fitting or replacing a home's main door and its frame.
- 忌Tailoring clothes
Cutting cloth for new clothes, traditionally for weddings or ceremonies.
More indicators
- Day deity
- Golden Casket · Auspicious day (Yellow Path)
- Day officer
- Open
- Lunar mansion
- Emptiness・Unlucky