Chinese almanac for October 26, 2025
Lunar Ninth Month, Day 6
Favourable
Ancestral offerings, Ritual bathing, Demolishing a house, Pulling down walls, Nothing else advised
Avoid
Marriage, Moving into a new home, Raising the roof beam, Travel, Burial
The day at a glance
- Clash
- Clashes with Dog (Ren-Xu), Sha in the South
- Day guardian
- Azure Dragon (Yellow Path day)
- Day officer
- Destruction day
- Lunar mansion
- Emptiness (Sun, Rat) · Inauspicious
- Nayin
- Wood of the Great Forest
- Nine Star
- Two Black (Earth)
- Fetus god
- Bed and roost (outside, due south)
- Directions
- Joy: Southeast · Wealth: North · Fortune: North
- Peng Zu taboos
- Wu days: do not take on land, or the owner meets ill fortune; Chen days: do not weep, or mourning will repeat
- Auspicious stars
- Tian En (Heavenly Grace), Mu Cang (Mother Granary), Bu Jiang (Unopposed), Yi Hou (Benefiting Posterity), Jie Shen (Relief Spirit), Qing Long (Azure Dragon)
- Inauspicious stars
- Yue Po (Month Breaker), Da Hao (Great Loss), Si Ji (Four Strikes), Wu Mu (Five Tombs), Jiu Kong (Nine Voids), Wang Wang (Departing Death), Fu Ri (Recurring Day)
Seasonal sign: Jackals lay out their prey
The twelve double-hours
Ren-Zi · Heavenly Prison (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Trading, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Moving house, Taking up a post, Lawsuits, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Consecration, Taoist rites
Gui-Chou · Black Tortoise (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Burial, Thanking the gods, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Breaking ground, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Consecration, Taoist rites
Jia-Yin · Arbiter of Fate (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Thanking the gods, Praying for children, Taoist rites, Meeting dignitaries
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post
Yi-Mao · Hook Array (Black Path)
FavourableSeeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Bing-Chen · Azure Dragon (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Trading, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Roofing, Encoffining, Raising the roof beam
Ding-Si · 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 a stove, Seeking wealth
AvoidBurial, Building and repairs, Consecration
Wu-Wu · Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Burial, Building and repairs, Seeking wealth
AvoidTaking up a post, Lawsuits, Praying for blessings, Praying for children
Ji-Wei · Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving into a new home, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Burial, Building and repairs, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNothing advised
Geng-Shen · Golden Casket (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidBreaking ground, Building and repairs
Xin-You · Heavenly Virtue (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidPraying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
Ren-Xu · White Tiger (Black Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidNothing advised
Gui-Hai · 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, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
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 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.