Dog horoscope today
SmoothThings go your way today
Good rapport: a day for conversations
Today is a Ding-Mao day. Its branch, Mao, forms a Six Harmony with Xu, the branch of the Dog, traditionally a sign of easy rapport and ready help. The day stem Ding is Fire, and Fire nourishes Earth, so people born in the year of the Dog find support more easily today.
Do
Meeting people, discussing partnerships or asking for help: it is easier to speak up today.
Watch for
Even when talks go well, confirm the details and put agreements in writing.
Today, area by area
- Work
- Coordination flows well; move forward on things that need someone's approval.
- Money
- Manage money steadily; there is no need to take risks.
- Relationships
- Relationships feel warm: good for a date, a confession, or clearing up an old misunderstanding.
- Energy
- Plenty of energy for exercise or learning something new.
- Lucky hours
- Yin hour 03:00–05:00, Mao hour 05:00–07:00
- Good company today
- Year of the Tiger, Year of the Rabbit, Year of the Horse
- Clashes today
- Year of the Dragon
- Lucky colour
- Red and purple
- Lucky directions
- South (God of Joy), Southwest (God of Wealth)
The Dog over the next six days
- October 21Go slowPlans may shift: leave yourself some room
- October 22SteadyA steady day: keep to the plan
- October 23Fairly smoothIn sync with others: help comes from the team
- October 24Take careEasy to dig in: loosen up a little
- October 25SteadyA steady day: keep to the plan
- October 26Take careSmall snags: double-check things
Which years are Dog years?
1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030
Signs follow the lunar year. If you were born in January or February, you may belong to the previous sign: popular custom switches at Chinese New Year, BaZi at Start of Spring.
A daily forecast that is yours alone
Everyone born in the year of the Dog sees the same forecast today. The member daily forecast is worked out from your full BaZi chart: what to do first today, what to avoid, how work, money and relationships look, and your two best hours, delivered to your inbox or browser at the time you choose.
How to read the zodiac forecast
How is the daily zodiac forecast worked out?
It compares the day's stem and branch with your sign. A Six Harmony or Three Harmony between the day branch and your sign's branch traditionally means easy rapport and help; a clash, punishment or harm signals change or friction. Whether the day stem's element supports or controls your sign's element adds a smaller adjustment. The same sign on the same day always gets the same result.
Why do people with the same sign have different days?
Your zodiac sign reflects only one character, the year of birth, while a BaZi chart has eight: year, month, day and hour. Use the zodiac forecast as a light daily reminder; to see how today relates to your own chart, look at a daily reading based on your full BaZi.
Does the zodiac year start at Chinese New Year or Start of Spring?
Popular custom changes the sign at Chinese New Year, while BaZi uses Start of Spring (around 4 February). If you were born in January or February the two can differ by one sign; calculating your BaZi chart shows your year pillar.
The zodiac forecast follows traditional relationships between the day's stem and branch and each sign. It is cultural content, for reference only.