Chinese almanac for April 18, 2027
Lunar Third Month, Day 12
Favourable
Ancestral offerings, Travel, Building and repairs, Breaking ground, Hanging bridal curtains, Building animal pens, Placing a bed, Moving house, Encoffining, Moving a coffin, Breaking ground for a grave, Exhumation, Burial, Preparing a tomb in advance, Making a coffin, Mending walls, Blocking holes
Avoid
Moving into a new home, Building a stove, Haircut, Consecration, Installing a door
The day at a glance
- Clash
- Clashes with Rooster (Xin-You), Sha in the West
- Day guardian
- Hook Array (Black Path day)
- Day officer
- Close day
- Lunar mansion
- Hairy Head (Sun, Rooster) · Inauspicious
- Nayin
- Fire in the Furnace
- Nine Star
- Seven Red (Metal)
- Fetus god
- Storeroom door (outside, due south)
- Directions
- Joy: South · Wealth: Southwest · Fortune: East
- Peng Zu taboos
- Ding days: do not shave the head, or sores appear; Mao days: do not dig wells, or the water will not be sweet
- Auspicious stars
- Tian De He (Heavenly Virtue Union), Yue De He (Month Virtue Union), Tian En (Heavenly Grace), Si Xiang (Four Ministers), Guan Ri (Official Day), Yao An (Securing Peace), Wu He (Five Unions), Ming Fei Dui (Paired Calling Cry)
- Inauspicious stars
- Yue Hai (Month Harm), Tian Li (Heavenly Officer), Zhi Si (Deadly), Xue Zhi (Blood Branch), Gou Chen (Hook Array)
Seasonal sign: Rainbows appear
The twelve double-hours
Geng-Zi · Arbiter of Fate (Yellow Path)
FavourablePraying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Building a stove, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Breaking ground, Building and repairs
Xin-Chou · Hook Array (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Praying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Welcoming new household members, Praying for children, Taoist rites, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Building and repairs
Ren-Yin · Azure Dragon (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Placing a bed, Burial, Building and repairs, Seeking wealth
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Gui-Mao · Bright Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Moving house, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Placing a bed, Roofing, Building and repairs, Building a stove, Praying for children
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Ancestral offerings, Consecration, Taoist rites
Jia-Chen · Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Praying for blessings, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Praying for children, Taoist rites
AvoidTravel, Taking up a post
Yi-Si · Vermilion Bird (Black Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Moving house, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Praying for blessings, Burial, Building and repairs, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNothing advised
Bing-Wu · 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
Ding-Wei · Heavenly Virtue (Yellow Path)
FavourableMarriage, Travel, Trading, Moving into a new home, Opening a business, Praying for blessings, Placing a bed, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Praying for children, Seeking wealth
AvoidNone
Wu-Shen · White Tiger (Black Path)
FavourableMoving into a new home, Burial, Ancestral offerings, Building and repairs, Thanking the gods, Taoist rites
AvoidPraying for blessings, Praying for children
Ji-You · Jade Hall (Yellow Path)
FavourableNone
AvoidNothing advised
Geng-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, Building and repairs
Xin-Hai · Black Tortoise (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, Breaking ground, Building and repairs
Almanac for April 2027
- 1Day 25
- 2Day 26
- 3Day 27Yellow Path
- 4Day 28
- 5Qingming FestivalYellow Path
- 6Day 30
- 7Third MonthYellow Path
- 8Day 2Yellow Path
- 9Shangsi Festival
- 10Day 4
- 11Day 5Yellow Path
- 12Day 6Yellow Path
- 13Day 7
- 14Day 8Yellow Path
- 15Day 9
- 16Day 10
- 17Day 11Yellow Path
- 18Day 12
- 19Day 13Yellow Path
- 20Grain RainYellow Path
- 21Day 15
- 22Day 16
- 23Day 17Yellow Path
- 24Day 18Yellow Path
- 25Day 19
- 26Day 20Yellow Path
- 27Day 21
- 28Day 22
- 29Day 23Yellow Path
- 30Day 24
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.