Chinese almanac for March 14, 2024
Lunar Second Month, Day 5
Favourable
Ancestral offerings, Making agreements, Betrothal gifts, Building and repairs, Breaking ground, Praying for blessings, Sculpting and painting, Taoist rites, Ritual bathing, Demolition, Laying foundations, Moving into a new home, Setting up an altar, Building a temple, Moving a coffin, Thanking the earth god, Ending mourning, Putting on mourning clothes, Starting school, Learning a craft, Travel, Erecting pillars, Raising the roof beam, Digging a well, Praying for children, Cleansing rites, Felling trees
Avoid
Building a stove, Burial, Opening a business, Roofing
The day at a glance
- Clash
- Clashes with Goat (Xin-Wei), Sha in the East
- Day guardian
- Hook Array (Black Path day)
- Day officer
- Open day
- Lunar mansion
- Dipper (Jupiter, Xie Unicorn) · Auspicious
- Nayin
- Stream Water
- Nine Star
- Two Black (Earth)
- Fetus god
- Storeroom and toilet (outside, due west)
- Directions
- Joy: South · Wealth: Southwest · Fortune: East
- Peng Zu taboos
- Ding days: do not shave the head, or sores appear; Chou days: do not hold capping rites, or the wearer will not return home
- Auspicious stars
- Yue En (Month Grace), Si Xiang (Four Ministers), Shi Yang (Timely Yang), Sheng Qi (Vital Energy), Bu Jiang (Unopposed), Jing An (Respectful Peace)
- Inauspicious stars
- Wu Xu (Five Voids), Ba Feng (Eight Winds), Jiu Kong (Nine Voids), Jiu Kan (Nine Pits), Jiu Jiao (Nine Scorches), Gou Chen (Hook Array)
Seasonal sign: Orioles sing
The twelve double-hours
Geng-Zi · Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidBreaking ground, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Xin-Chou · Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Burial, Welcoming new household members, Seeking wealth
AvoidBoarding a boat, Shipbuilding
Ren-Yin · Golden Casket (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Opening a business
AvoidPraying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Thanking the gods, Consecration, Taoist rites
Gui-Mao · Heavenly Virtue (Yellow Path)
FavourableBuilding and repairs, Building a stove, Thanking the gods
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Jia-Chen · White Tiger (Black Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidBreaking ground, Building and repairs
Yi-Si · Jade Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Trading, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Roofing, Building and repairs, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNone
Bing-Wu · Heavenly Prison (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Moving house, Taking up a post, Lawsuits, Roofing, Building and repairs, Encoffining, Raising the roof beam
Ding-Wei · Black Tortoise (Black Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidNothing advised
Wu-Shen · Arbiter of Fate (Yellow Path)
FavourableAncestral offerings, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
Ji-You · Hook Array (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Ancestral offerings, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNone
Geng-Xu · Azure Dragon (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Burial
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Breaking ground, Building and repairs
Xin-Hai · Bright Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableTravel, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Roofing, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Thanking the gods, Seeking wealth
AvoidNone
Almanac for March 2024
- 1Day 21Yellow Path
- 2Day 22Yellow Path
- 3Day 23
- 4Day 24
- 5Awakening of Insects
- 6Day 26
- 7Day 27Yellow Path
- 8International Women's DayYellow Path
- 9Day 29
- 10Second MonthYellow Path
- 11Dragon Head-Raising Day
- 12Arbor Day
- 13Day 4Yellow Path
- 14Day 5
- 15Day 6Yellow Path
- 16Day 7Yellow Path
- 17Day 8
- 18Day 9
- 19Day 10Yellow Path
- 20Spring EquinoxYellow Path
- 21Day 12
- 22Day 13Yellow Path
- 23Day 14
- 24Day 15
- 25Day 16Yellow Path
- 26Day 17
- 27Day 18Yellow Path
- 28Day 19Yellow Path
- 29Day 20
- 30Day 21
- 31Day 22Yellow Path
This day clashes with the Goat
A note for those born in the year of the Goat: Chou and Wei 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.