Chinese almanac for October 24, 2025
Lunar Ninth Month, Day 4
Favourable
Encoffining, Breaking ground for a grave, Exhumation, Burial, Ending mourning, Putting on mourning clothes, Nothing else advised
Avoid
Opening a business, Moving into a new home, Ancestral offerings, Buying property, Mending walls, Blocking holes
The day at a glance
- Clash
- Clashes with Monkey (Geng-Shen), Sha in the North
- Day guardian
- Arbiter of Fate (Yellow Path day)
- Day officer
- Stable day
- Lunar mansion
- Ox (Venus, Ox) · Inauspicious
- Nayin
- Fire in the Furnace
- Nine Star
- Four Green (Wood)
- Fetus god
- Kitchen stove and furnace (outside, due south)
- Directions
- Joy: Southwest · Wealth: Southwest · Fortune: East
- Peng Zu taboos
- Bing days: do not repair the stove, or misfortune follows; Yin days: do not make offerings, or the spirits will not accept them
- Auspicious stars
- Tian De (Heavenly Virtue), Yue De (Month Virtue), Tian En (Heavenly Grace), Yang De (Yang Virtue), San He (Three Harmonies), Lin Ri (Approaching Day), Shi Yin (Timely Yin), Wu He (Five Unions), Si Ming (Arbiter of Fate), Ming Fei Dui (Paired Calling Cry)
- Inauspicious stars
- Yue Yan (Month Loathing), Di Huo (Earth Fire), Si Qi (Lifeless Energy), Jiu Kan (Nine Pits), Jiu Jiao (Nine Scorches), Gu Chen (Lonely Star)
Seasonal sign: Jackals lay out their prey
The twelve double-hours
Wu-Zi · Azure Dragon (Yellow Path)
FavourableTravel, Taking up a post, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Seeking wealth
AvoidPraying for blessings, Praying for children
Ji-Chou · Bright Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Placing a bed, Roofing, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Welcoming new household members, Seeking wealth
AvoidPraying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Geng-Yin · Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Burial, Praying for children
AvoidTaking up a post, Breaking ground, Lawsuits, Building and repairs
Xin-Mao · Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Burial, Building and repairs, Seeking wealth
AvoidNothing advised
Ren-Chen · Golden Casket (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Opening a business, Burial
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Gui-Si · Heavenly Virtue (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Burial, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Jia-Wu · White Tiger (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNothing advised
Yi-Wei · 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, Building and repairs, Praying for children, Taoist rites
AvoidNone
Bing-Shen · Heavenly Prison (Black Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidNothing advised
Ding-You · 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
Wu-Xu · Arbiter of Fate (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Ancestral offerings, Building a stove, Seeking wealth
AvoidPraying for blessings, Boarding a boat, Praying for children
Ji-Hai · Hook Array (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Ancestral offerings, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Building and repairs, Consecration
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 Monkey
A note for those born in the year of the Monkey: Yin and Shen 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.