Chinese almanac for November 14, 2021
Lunar Tenth Month, Day 10
Favourable
Ancestral offerings, Praying for blessings, Making agreements, Betrothal gifts, Tailoring, Demolition, Building and repairs, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Placing a bed, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Setting up an altar, Ending mourning, Putting on mourning clothes, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Burial, Thanking the earth god, Taking up a post, Visiting family and friends, Welcoming new household members, Travel, Erecting pillars, Raising the roof beam, Weaving, Opening a business, Trading, Signing contracts, Receiving money, Opening a granary
Avoid
Building a stove, Medical treatment, Felling trees, Making beams
The day at a glance
- Clash
- Clashes with Monkey (Geng-Shen), Sha in the North
- Day guardian
- Heavenly Prison (Black Path day)
- Day officer
- Balance day
- Lunar mansion
- Star (Sun, Horse) · Inauspicious
- Nayin
- Fire in the Furnace
- Nine Star
- Four Green (Wood)
- Fetus god
- Kitchen stove and furnace (outside, due south)
- Directions
- Joy: Southwest · Wealth: Southwest · Fortune: East
- Peng Zu taboos
- Bing days: do not repair the stove, or misfortune follows; Yin days: do not make offerings, or the spirits will not accept them
- Auspicious stars
- Tian En (Heavenly Grace), Shi De (Timely Virtue), Xiang Ri (Minister Day), Liu He (Six Harmonies), Wu Fu (Five Riches), Jin Tang (Golden Hall), Wu He (Five Unions), Ming Fei Dui (Paired Calling Cry)
- Inauspicious stars
- He Kui (River Chief), Si Shen (Death Spirit), You Huo (Roaming Misfortune), Wu Xu (Five Voids), Tian Lao (Heavenly Prison)
Seasonal sign: The ground begins to freeze
The twelve double-hours
Wu-Zi · Azure Dragon (Yellow Path)
FavourableTravel, Taking up a post, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Seeking wealth
AvoidPraying for blessings, Praying for children
Ji-Chou · Bright Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Placing a bed, Roofing, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Welcoming new household members, Seeking wealth
AvoidPraying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Geng-Yin · Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Burial, Praying for children
AvoidTaking up a post, Breaking ground, Lawsuits, Building and repairs
Xin-Mao · Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Burial, Building and repairs, Seeking wealth
AvoidNothing advised
Ren-Chen · Golden Casket (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Opening a business, Burial
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Gui-Si · Heavenly Virtue (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Burial, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Jia-Wu · White Tiger (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNothing advised
Yi-Wei · Jade Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Opening a granary, Roofing, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Praying for children, Taoist rites
AvoidNone
Bing-Shen · Heavenly Prison (Black Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidNothing advised
Ding-You · Black Tortoise (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Breaking ground, Building and repairs
Wu-Xu · Arbiter of Fate (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Ancestral offerings, Building a stove, Seeking wealth
AvoidPraying for blessings, Boarding a boat, Praying for children
Ji-Hai · Hook Array (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Ancestral offerings, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Building and repairs, Consecration
Almanac for November 2021
- 1Day 27
- 2Day 28Yellow Path
- 3Day 29
- 4Day 30Yellow Path
- 5Tenth MonthYellow Path
- 6Day 2
- 7Start of WinterYellow Path
- 8Day 4
- 9Day 5
- 10Day 6Yellow Path
- 11Day 7Yellow Path
- 12Day 8
- 13Day 9Yellow Path
- 14Day 10
- 15Day 11
- 16Day 12Yellow Path
- 17Day 13
- 18Day 14Yellow Path
- 19Day 15Yellow Path
- 20Day 16
- 21Day 17
- 22Minor SnowYellow Path
- 23Day 19Yellow Path
- 24Day 20
- 25Day 21Yellow Path
- 26Day 22
- 27Day 23
- 28Day 24Yellow Path
- 29Day 25
- 30Day 26Yellow Path
This day clashes with the Monkey
A note for those born in the year of the Monkey: Yin and Shen both clash and punish, so friction is more direct; step away when emotions rise. 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.