Chinese almanac for October 10, 2021
Lunar Ninth Month, Day 5
Favourable
Ancestral offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Taoist rites, Building a temple, Moving the household altar, Installing machinery, Visiting family and friends, Opening a business, Trading, Signing contracts, Receiving money, Learning a craft, Weaving, Seeing a doctor, Medical treatment, Digging a pond, Building a toilet, Hunting, Making nets, Planting, Herding, Burial, Breaking ground for a grave, Exhumation
Avoid
Consecration, Marriage, Digging a well, Felling trees, Making beams
The day at a glance
- Clash
- Clashes with Rooster (Yi-You), Sha in the West
- Day guardian
- Hook Array (Black Path day)
- Day officer
- Initiate day
- Lunar mansion
- Hairy Head (Sun, Rooster) · Inauspicious
- Nayin
- Pine and Cypress Wood
- Nine Star
- Three Jade (Wood)
- Fetus god
- Kitchen stove and door (outside, due north)
- Directions
- Joy: Southwest · Wealth: East · Fortune: Southwest
- Peng Zu taboos
- Xin days: do not make sauce, or the host will not taste it; Mao days: do not dig wells, or the water will not be sweet
- Auspicious stars
- Tian De He (Heavenly Virtue Union), Yue De He (Month Virtue Union), Tian Yuan (Heavenly Wish), Liu He (Six Harmonies), Bu Jiang (Unopposed), Sheng Xin (Sage Heart), Wu He (Five Unions), Ming Fei Dui (Paired Calling Cry)
- Inauspicious stars
- Da Shi (Great Time), Da Bai (Great Defeat), Xian Chi (Salty Pool), Xiao Hao (Minor Loss), Wu Xu (Five Voids), Gou Chen (Hook Array)
Seasonal sign: Wild geese come as guests
The twelve double-hours
Wu-Zi · Arbiter of Fate (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Praying for children
Ji-Chou · Hook Array (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Praying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Praying for children, Taoist rites
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Building and repairs
Geng-Yin · Azure Dragon (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Burial, Building and repairs
AvoidPraying for blessings, Roofing, Ancestral offerings, Encoffining, Thanking the gods, Raising the roof beam, Taoist rites
Xin-Mao · Bright Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMoving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Roofing, Building and repairs, Building a stove
AvoidPraying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Ren-Chen · Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Burial, Praying for children
AvoidTaking up a post, Lawsuits, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Gui-Si · Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving into a new home, Burial, Thanking the gods, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Jia-Wu · Golden Casket (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Praying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Thanking the gods, Meeting dignitaries
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Seeking wealth
Yi-Wei · Heavenly Virtue (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving into a new home, Praying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs
AvoidNone
Bing-Shen · White Tiger (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidRoofing, Encoffining, Raising the roof beam
Ding-You · Jade Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidNothing advised
Wu-Xu · Heavenly Prison (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Trading, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Moving house, Taking up a post, Lawsuits, Praying for blessings, Boarding a boat, Building and repairs, Praying for children
Ji-Hai · Black Tortoise (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Breaking ground, Building and repairs, Consecration
Almanac for October 2021
- 1National DayYellow Path
- 2Day 26Yellow Path
- 3Day 27
- 4Day 28Yellow Path
- 5Day 29
- 6Ninth Month
- 7Day 2Yellow Path
- 8Cold Dew
- 9Day 4Yellow Path
- 10Day 5
- 11Day 6Yellow Path
- 12Day 7Yellow Path
- 13Day 8
- 14Double Ninth Festival
- 15Day 10Yellow Path
- 16Day 11Yellow Path
- 17Day 12
- 18Day 13Yellow Path
- 19Day 14
- 20Day 15
- 21Day 16Yellow Path
- 22Day 17
- 23Frost's DescentYellow Path
- 24Day 19Yellow Path
- 25Day 20
- 26Day 21
- 27Day 22Yellow Path
- 28Day 23Yellow Path
- 29Day 24
- 30Day 25Yellow Path
- 31Day 26
This day clashes with the Rooster
A note for those born in the year of the Rooster: Postpone signings, arguments and long trips if you can; pause before replying so exchanges do not escalate. See the forecast, lucky hours and lucky colour for all twelve signs.
How to read the almanac
What do the "favourable" and "avoid" lists mean?
The lists come from the traditional Chinese almanac (Tong Shu). They are derived from the day's stem and branch, its day officer and its symbolic stars, and name activities that tradition considers suitable or unsuitable that day, such as weddings, travel, groundbreaking or opening a business. Treat them as a cultural reference when planning, not a reason to abandon something important.
How do I read "clashes with Rooster, Sha in the West"?
The clash means the day's branch is opposite the branch of one zodiac sign. A Mao day clashes with You, so people born in the year of the Rooster are traditionally said to meet more change that day; the stem-branch in brackets is the pillar being clashed. "Sha in the West" means the day's sha spirit sits in the west, so tradition advises against groundbreaking or long journeys in that direction.
What is the difference between Yellow Path and Black Path days?
Twelve guardians take turns ruling each day. Azure Dragon, Bright Hall, Golden Casket, Heavenly Virtue, Jade Hall and Arbiter of Fate are Yellow Path; Heavenly Punishment, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Heavenly Prison, Black Tortoise and Hook Array are Black Path. Yellow Path days are traditionally seen as good for getting things done, and each of the twelve double-hours is classified the same way.
What are the twelve day officers?
Establish, Remove, Full, Balance, Stable, Initiate, Destruction, Danger, Success, Receive, Open and Close cycle through the solar months, one per day. Success and Open days are traditionally good for openings and signings, while Destruction and Close days are usually avoided for major events.
Which time zone does the almanac use?
Dates follow mainland China (Beijing time), and the lunar date, solar term and stems and branches all refer to that day. If you are elsewhere, check the corresponding Beijing date.
Pick dates by your own BaZi
The almanac is the same for everyone. Member date selection uses your own chart to suggest better days for interviews, signings, moving and travel, and explains why.
The lists, stars and hour ratings follow the traditional almanac. They are cultural content, for reference only.