Lunar 9/23Sunday
WeddingsMoving into a new homeRelocatingTravelPlacing the bedOffering ritesPraying for blessingsBetrothal pactSending betrothal giftsConsecrating a statue
Clash
Rooster
Sha direction West
Opening a businessBreaking ground for burialsDigging a wellPreparing a coffin in advance
Lucky directions
God of Wealth NorthGod of Joy NortheastGod of Fortune North
Lucky hours
- 子
- 丑
- 寅
- 卯
- 辰
- 巳
- 午
- 未
- 申
- 酉
- 戌
- 亥
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Good for
- Weddings
- Moving into a new home
- Relocating
- Travel
- Placing the bed
- Offering rites
- Praying for blessings
- Betrothal pact
- Sending betrothal gifts
- Consecrating a statue
- Burial
- Raising a roof beam
- Praying for children
- Daoist rites
- Setting up the family altar
- Moving out the altar
- Building a temple
- Laying a foundation
- Raising pillars
- Bringing in livestock
- Catching pests
- Welcoming a son-in-law
Word of the day
Laying a foundation 起基
Preparing the ground or starting a building's foundation.
Solar term
Frost's Descent
Day 10 · Second pentad: “Grass and leaves turn yellow and fall”
Grass turns yellow, and leaves fall from the trees.
Custom: Eat persimmons and admire the red maple leaves.
Clash
Clashes with the Rooster (Water Rooster)
- Sha direction
- West
- God of Wealth
- North
- God of Joy
- Northeast
- God of Fortune
- North
Lucky hours
- Rat (early)12 AM–1 AM
- Tiger3 AM–5 AM
- Rabbit5 AM–7 AM
- Horse11 AM–1 PM
- Goat1 PM–3 PM
- Rooster5 PM–7 PM
Hour pillars, deities and clashes
- Rat (early) 12 AM–1 AM甲子・Life Keeper・Clash: Horse・Lucky
- Ox 1 AM–3 AM乙丑・Coiled Snake・Clash: Goat・Unlucky
- Tiger 3 AM–5 AM丙寅・Azure Dragon・Clash: Monkey・Lucky
- Rabbit 5 AM–7 AM丁卯・Bright Hall・Clash: Rooster・Lucky
- Dragon 7 AM–9 AM戊辰・Heavenly Punishment・Clash: Dog・Unlucky
- Snake 9 AM–11 AM己巳・Vermilion Bird・Clash: Pig・Unlucky
- Horse 11 AM–1 PM庚午・Golden Casket・Clash: Rat・Lucky
- Goat 1 PM–3 PM辛未・Heavenly Virtue・Clash: Ox・Lucky
- Monkey 3 PM–5 PM壬申・White Tiger・Clash: Tiger・Unlucky
- Rooster 5 PM–7 PM癸酉・Jade Hall・Clash: Rabbit・Lucky
- Dog 7 PM–9 PM甲戌・Heavenly Prison・Clash: Dragon・Unlucky
- Pig 9 PM–11 PM乙亥・Black Tortoise・Clash: Snake・Unlucky
- Rat (late) 11 PM–12 AM丙子・Heavenly Prison・Clash: Horse・Unlucky
What these activities mean
- 宜Weddings
Getting married. Couples traditionally pick a day marked good for weddings.
- 宜Moving into a new home
Entering a new home for the first time, often with a small ceremony.
- 宜Relocating
Moving one's residence or relocating to another place.
- 宜Travel
Going out for errands, a trip, or a journey.
- 宜Placing the bed
Positioning a bed, traditionally the marriage bed before a wedding.
- 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Betrothal pact
A formal pact between two families, most often an engagement.
- 宜Sending betrothal gifts
The first of the traditional wedding rites: the groom's family sends a proposal and gifts.
- 宜Consecrating a statue
A ritual blessing that prepares a statue or sacred object for worship.
- 宜Burial
Laying the deceased to rest in a grave or tomb.
- 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Setting up the family altar
Installing the incense burner, ancestral tablets or deities on a new altar.
- 宜Moving out the altar
Temporarily moving a household altar and its incense burner, usually before renovating or moving.
- 宜Building a temple
Constructing or renovating a temple or shrine.
- 宜Laying a foundation
Preparing the ground or starting a building's foundation.
- 宜Raising pillars
Setting structural pillars in place during construction.
- 宜Bringing in livestock
Acquiring livestock such as cattle, sheep, or pigs to raise.
- 宜Catching pests
Trapping vermin or catching animals that harm crops and homes.
- 宜Welcoming a son-in-law
A bride's family formally welcomes the groom into their household.
- 忌Opening a business
Starting business operations or officially opening a new shop.
- 忌Breaking ground for burials
A burial term for digging the grave, not to be confused with breaking ground for a building.
- 忌Digging a well
Sinking a well to reach groundwater.
- 忌Preparing a coffin in advance
Having a coffin made ahead of time, traditionally believed to add years to one's life.
More indicators
- Day deity
- Coiled Snake · Inauspicious day (Black Path)
- Day officer
- Hold
- Lunar mansion
- Hairy Head・Unlucky