Chinese almanac for October 13, 2025
Lunar Eighth Month, Day 22
Favourable
Ancestral offerings, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Preparing a tomb in advance, Breaking ground for a grave, Exhumation, Burial, Ending mourning, Putting on mourning clothes, Nothing else advised
Avoid
None
The day at a glance
- Clash
- Clashes with Rooster (Ji-You), Sha in the West
- Day guardian
- Hook Array (Black Path day)
- Day officer
- Initiate day
- Lunar mansion
- Extended Net (Moon, Deer) · Auspicious
- Nayin
- Great Stream Water
- Nine Star
- Six White (Metal)
- Fetus god
- Mortar, millstone and door (outside, due east)
- Directions
- Joy: Northwest · Wealth: Northeast · Fortune: Southeast
- Peng Zu taboos
- Yi days: do not plant, or a thousand seedlings will not grow; Mao days: do not dig wells, or the water will not be sweet
- Auspicious stars
- Liu He (Six Harmonies), Sheng Xin (Sage Heart), Wu He (Five Unions), Ming Fei Dui (Paired Calling Cry)
- Inauspicious stars
- Da Shi (Great Time), Da Bai (Great Defeat), Xian Chi (Salty Pool), Xiao Hao (Minor Loss), Si Fei (Four Wastes), Wu Xu (Five Voids), Gou Chen (Hook Array)
Seasonal sign: Sparrows enter the sea as clams
The twelve double-hours
Bing-Zi · Arbiter of Fate (Yellow Path)
FavourablePraying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Roofing, Encoffining, Raising the roof beam
Ding-Chou · Hook Array (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving into a new home, Praying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Building and repairs
Wu-Yin · Azure Dragon (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Burial, Building and repairs
AvoidPraying for blessings, Boarding a boat, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Ji-Mao · Bright Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Roofing, Burial, Building and repairs, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNone
Geng-Chen · Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Praying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Praying for children, Taoist rites
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Breaking ground, Building and repairs
Xin-Si · Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving into a new home, Praying for blessings, Roofing, Burial, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Building a temple, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post
Ren-Wu · Golden Casket (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Burial, Building and repairs, Praying for children
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Gui-Wei · Heavenly Virtue (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Trading, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Jia-Shen · White Tiger (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Seeking wealth
AvoidPraying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Thanking the gods, Consecration, Taoist rites
Yi-You · Jade Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidNothing advised
Bing-Xu · 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-Hai · 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
Almanac for October 2025
- 1National DayYellow Path
- 2Day 11
- 3Day 12
- 4Day 13Yellow Path
- 5Day 14Yellow Path
- 6Mid-Autumn Festival
- 7Day 16Yellow Path
- 8Cold Dew
- 9Day 18Yellow Path
- 10Day 19
- 11Day 20
- 12Day 21Yellow Path
- 13Day 22
- 14Day 23Yellow Path
- 15Day 24Yellow Path
- 16Day 25
- 17Day 26
- 18Day 27Yellow Path
- 19Day 28Yellow Path
- 20Day 29
- 21Ninth MonthYellow Path
- 22Day 2
- 23Frost's Descent
- 24Day 4Yellow Path
- 25Day 5
- 26Day 6Yellow Path
- 27Day 7Yellow Path
- 28Day 8
- 29Double Ninth Festival
- 30Day 10Yellow Path
- 31Day 11Yellow Path
This day clashes with the Rooster
A note for those born in the year of the Rooster: 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.