Chinese almanac for February 22, 2024
Lunar First Month, Day 13
Favourable
Marriage, Coming-of-age rites, Betrothal gifts, Travel, Visiting family and friends, Raising the roof beam, Installing machinery, Placing a bed, Herding, Hunting, Ancestral offerings, Praying for blessings, Consecration, Building and repairs, Installing a door, Roofing, Laying foundations
Avoid
Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Medical treatment, Burial, Moving house
The day at a glance
- Clash
- Clashes with Dog (Geng-Xu), Sha in the South
- Day guardian
- Golden Casket (Yellow Path day)
- Day officer
- Full day
- Lunar mansion
- Legs (Jupiter, Wolf) · Inauspicious
- Nayin
- Sand Earth
- Nine Star
- Eight White (Earth)
- Fetus god
- Kitchen stove and roost (outside, due east)
- Directions
- Joy: Southwest · Wealth: Southwest · Fortune: East
- Peng Zu taboos
- Bing days: do not repair the stove, or misfortune follows; Chen days: do not weep, or mourning will repeat
- Auspicious stars
- Yue De (Month Virtue), Yue En (Month Grace), Si Xiang (Four Ministers), Shou Ri (Guarding Day), Tian Wu (Heavenly Shaman), Fu De (Blessing Virtue), Liu Yi (Six Ceremonies), Jin Tang (Golden Hall), Jin Gui (Golden Casket)
- Inauspicious stars
- Yan Dui (Opposing Loathing), Zhao Yao (Ostentation), Jiu Kong (Nine Voids), Jiu Kan (Nine Pits), Jiu Jiao (Nine Scorches)
Seasonal sign: Otters lay out fish
The twelve double-hours
Wu-Zi · Heavenly Prison (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Trading, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Ancestral offerings, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Moving house, Taking up a post, Lawsuits, Praying for blessings, Building and repairs, Praying for children
Ji-Chou · Black Tortoise (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Burial, Welcoming new household members, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Breaking ground, Building and repairs
Geng-Yin · Arbiter of Fate (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building a stove, Thanking the gods, Praying for children, Taoist rites
AvoidBreaking ground, Building and repairs
Xin-Mao · Hook Array (Black Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Ren-Chen · Azure Dragon (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Burial, Building and repairs
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Boarding a boat, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Building a bridge, Taoist rites
Gui-Si · Bright Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Roofing, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Jia-Wu · Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Burial, Building and repairs, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidTaking up a post, Lawsuits
Yi-Wei · Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Taking up a post, Burial, Welcoming new household members, Seeking wealth
AvoidBreaking ground, Building and repairs
Bing-Shen · Golden Casket (Yellow 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 · Heavenly Virtue (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNone
Wu-Xu · White Tiger (Black Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidNothing advised
Ji-Hai · 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, Thanking the gods, Seeking wealth
AvoidBurial, Building and repairs, Consecration
Almanac for February 2024
- 1Day 22
- 2Day 23Yellow Path
- 3Day 24
- 4Start of SpringYellow Path
- 5Day 26
- 6Day 27Yellow Path
- 7Day 28Yellow Path
- 8Day 29
- 9Chinese New Year's Eve
- 10Spring FestivalYellow Path
- 11Day 2Yellow Path
- 12Day 3
- 13Day 4Yellow Path
- 14Day 5
- 15Day 6
- 16Day 7Yellow Path
- 17Day 8
- 18Day 9Yellow Path
- 19Rain WaterYellow Path
- 20Day 11
- 21Day 12
- 22Day 13Yellow Path
- 23Day 14Yellow Path
- 24Lantern Festival
- 25Day 16Yellow Path
- 26Day 17
- 27Day 18
- 28Day 19Yellow Path
- 29Day 20
This day clashes with the Dog
A note for those born in the year of the Dog: 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.