Chinese almanac for July 29, 2025
Lunar Leap Sixth Month, Day 5
Favourable
Betrothal gifts, Making agreements, Visiting family and friends, Starting school, Ancestral offerings, Praying for blessings, Praying for children, Consecration, Travel, Cleansing rites, Haircut, Breaking ground, Laying foundations, Opening a business, Trading, Signing contracts, Receiving money, Building a granary, Planting, Acquiring livestock, Herding
Avoid
Marriage, Building a stove, Moving the household altar, Buying property, Moving into a new home, Burial
The day at a glance
- Clash
- Clashes with Snake (Gui-Si), Sha in the West
- Day guardian
- Bright Hall (Yellow Path day)
- Day officer
- Stable day
- Lunar mansion
- Tail (Mars, Tiger) · Auspicious
- Nayin
- Flatland Wood
- Nine Star
- One White (Water)
- Fetus god
- Door and bed (inside the room, centre)
- Directions
- Joy: Northeast · Wealth: North · Fortune: South
- Peng Zu taboos
- Ji days: do not break contracts, or both sides lose; Hai days: do not marry, or it will not favour the groom
- Auspicious stars
- Tian De He (Heavenly Virtue Union), Yue De He (Month Virtue Union), Si Xiang (Four Ministers), Yin De (Yin Virtue), San He (Three Harmonies), Shi Yin (Timely Yin), Liu Yi (Six Ceremonies), Yu Yu (Jade Palace), Ming Tang (Bright Hall)
- Inauspicious stars
- Yan Dui (Opposing Loathing), Zhao Yao (Ostentation), Si Qi (Lifeless Energy), Fu Ri (Recurring Day), Chong Ri (Repeated Day)
Seasonal sign: Damp soil and humid heat
The twelve double-hours
Jia-Zi · White Tiger (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Thanking the gods, Seeking wealth
AvoidNothing advised
Yi-Chou · Jade Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Opening a granary, Roofing, Building and repairs, Welcoming new household members, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post
Bing-Yin · Heavenly Prison (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-Mao · Black Tortoise (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Burial, Building and repairs, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNone
Wu-Chen · Arbiter of Fate (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Taking up a post, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Thanking the gods, Welcoming new household members, Taoist rites, Seeking wealth
AvoidPraying for blessings, Boarding a boat, Praying for children
Ji-Si · Hook Array (Black Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidNothing advised
Geng-Wu · Azure Dragon (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Burial, Seeking wealth
AvoidBreaking ground, Building and repairs
Xin-Wei · Bright Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Ancestral offerings, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNone
Ren-Shen · Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Burial, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidTaking up a post, Lawsuits, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Gui-You · Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Burial, Building and repairs, Praying for children
AvoidPraying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Jia-Xu · Golden Casket (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Opening a business, Burial
AvoidPraying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Yi-Hai · Heavenly Virtue (Yellow Path)
FavourablePraying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Boarding a boat, Building a bridge
Almanac for July 2025
- 1CPC Founding Day
- 2Day 8Yellow Path
- 3Day 9Yellow Path
- 4Day 10
- 5Day 11
- 6Day 12Yellow Path
- 7Minor Heat
- 8Day 14Yellow Path
- 9Day 15Yellow Path
- 10Day 16
- 11Day 17Yellow Path
- 12Day 18
- 13Day 19
- 14Day 20Yellow Path
- 15Day 21
- 16Day 22Yellow Path
- 17Day 23Yellow Path
- 18Day 24
- 19Day 25
- 20Day 26Yellow Path
- 21Day 27Yellow Path
- 22Major Heat
- 23Day 29Yellow Path
- 24Day 30
- 25Leap Sixth Month
- 26Day 2Yellow Path
- 27Day 3
- 28Day 4Yellow Path
- 29Day 5Yellow Path
- 30Day 6
- 31Day 7
This day clashes with the Snake
A note for those born in the year of the Snake: 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.