Chinese almanac for September 20, 2025
Lunar Seventh Month, Day 29
Favourable
Marriage, Betrothal gifts, Making agreements, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Travel, Haircut, Making beams, Moving the household altar, Demolition, Building and repairs, Breaking ground, Welcoming new household members, Moving into a new home, Moving house, Placing a bed, Hanging a plaque, Planting, Acquiring livestock, Breaking ground for a grave, Burial, Encoffining, Ending mourning, Putting on mourning clothes
Avoid
Opening a business, Digging a well, Digging channels, Building a bridge, Shipbuilding
The day at a glance
- Clash
- Clashes with Dog (Bing-Xu), Sha in the South
- Day guardian
- Heavenly Punishment (Black Path day)
- Day officer
- Danger day
- Lunar mansion
- Root (Saturn, Raccoon Dog) · Inauspicious
- Nayin
- Long-Flowing Water
- Nine Star
- Two Black (Earth)
- Fetus god
- Storeroom and roost (outside, due north)
- Directions
- Joy: South · Wealth: South · Fortune: Northwest
- Peng Zu taboos
- Ren days: do not release water, or it becomes hard to contain; Chen days: do not weep, or mourning will repeat
- Auspicious stars
- Mu Cang (Mother Granary), Si Xiang (Four Ministers), Liu He (Six Harmonies), Bu Jiang (Unopposed), Jing An (Respectful Peace)
- Inauspicious stars
- Yue Sha (Month Sha), Yue Xu (Month Void), Si Ji (Four Strikes), Tian Xing (Heavenly Punishment)
Seasonal sign: Birds store food for winter
The twelve double-hours
Geng-Zi · Heavenly Prison (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidTaking up a post, Breaking ground, Building and repairs
Xin-Chou · Black Tortoise (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Praying for blessings, Burial, Welcoming new household members, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Breaking ground, Building and repairs
Ren-Yin · Arbiter of Fate (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Burial, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Gui-Mao · Hook Array (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Burial, Building and repairs, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidPraying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Jia-Chen · Azure Dragon (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs
AvoidBoarding a boat, Building a bridge
Yi-Si · Bright Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving into a new home, Taking up a post, Burial, Building and repairs, Praying for children
AvoidPraying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Bing-Wu · Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidRoofing, Encoffining, Raising the roof beam
Ding-Wei · Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving into a new home, Praying for blessings, Burial, Building and repairs
AvoidNothing advised
Wu-Shen · Golden Casket (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Seeking wealth
AvoidPraying for blessings, Praying for children
Ji-You · Heavenly Virtue (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Ancestral offerings, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNone
Geng-Xu · White Tiger (Black Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidNothing advised
Xin-Hai · Jade Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Placing a bed, Roofing, Burial, Building and repairs, Seeking wealth
AvoidNone
Almanac for September 2025
- 1Day 10
- 2Day 11Yellow Path
- 3Day 12
- 4Day 13Yellow Path
- 5Day 14Yellow Path
- 6Ghost Festival
- 7White DewYellow Path
- 8Day 17
- 9Day 18
- 10Teachers' DayYellow Path
- 11Day 20Yellow Path
- 12Day 21
- 13Day 22Yellow Path
- 14Day 23
- 15Day 24
- 16Day 25Yellow Path
- 17Day 26
- 18Day 27Yellow Path
- 19Day 28Yellow Path
- 20Day 29
- 21Day 30
- 22Eighth MonthYellow Path
- 23Autumn EquinoxYellow Path
- 24Day 3
- 25Day 4Yellow Path
- 26Day 5
- 27Day 6
- 28Day 7Yellow Path
- 29Day 8
- 30Day 9Yellow Path
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.