Do & Don't for the day
宜 Things best to do today.
忌 Things best NOT to do today.
How to read Lunar Double Hours & Good/Bad hours of the day
时辰 | Hours |
子时 | 2300 - 0100 |
丑时 | 0100 - 0300 |
寅时 | 0300 - 0500 |
卯时 | 0500 - 0700 |
辰时 | 0700 - 0900 |
巳时 | 0900 - 1100 |
午时 | 1100 - 1300 |
未时 | 1300 - 1500 |
申时 | 1500 - 1700 |
酉时 | 1700 - 1900 |
戌时 | 1900 - 2100 |
亥时 | 2100 - 2300 |
吉 Good | 中 Mid | 凶 Bad |
Zodiac that clashes today
For this case is "猪日冲蛇生年", which mean today is Pig day & those born in year of Snake clashes with it. Therefore, you have to be extra careful when doing things & try to avoid task like religious rites.
吉神方位 Location to pray & receive auspicious god today.
本日贵人时 The hours to pray & receive noble benefactor today.
How Lunar years are calculated (The Sexagenary Cycle)
An important aspect of the Chinese calendar is the sexagenary cycle (干支, gan zhi). This is a combination of the 10 heavenly stems (天干, tian gan), and the 12 earthly branches (地支, di zhi).
Stems | 天干 | Tian Gan | Element | Branches | 地支 | Di Zhi | Animal |
1 | 甲 | jia | Wood | 1 | 子 | zi | Rat |
2 | 乙 | yi | Wood | 2 | 丑 | chou | Ox |
3 | 丙 | bing | Fire | 3 | 寅 | yin | Tiger |
4 | 丁 | ding | Fire | 4 | 卯 | mao | Rabbit |
5 | 戊 | wu | Earth | 5 | 辰 | chen | Dragon |
6 | 己 | ji | Earth | 6 | 巳 | si | Snake |
7 | 庚 | geng | Metal | 7 | 午 | wu | Horse |
8 | 辛 | xin | Metal | 8 | 未 | wei | Goat |
9 | 壬 | ren | Water | 9 | 申 | shen | Monkey |
10 | 癸 | gui | Water | 10 | 酉 | you | Chicken |
11 | 戌 | xu | Dog | ||||
12 | 亥 | hai | Pig |
To explain how this cycle works, let us denote both the stems and the branches by their numbers. We denote 1 by (1,1) or (甲,子), 2 by (2,2) or (乙,丑) and so on up to (10,10) or (癸,酉). But now we have run out of stems, so we denote 11 by (1, 11) or (甲,戌) and 12 by (2, 12) or (乙,亥). Now we have run out of branches, too, so 13 becomes (3, 1) or (丙,子). We continue in this way through 6 cycles of stems and 5 cycles of branches up to 60, which is (10, 12) or (癸,亥). The next number is then (1,1) or (甲,子), which starts a new sexagenary cycle.
In Chinese calendar terminology:
Great Year = 12 years
Cycle = 5 Great Years = 60 years
Epoch = 60 Cycles = 3,600 years
Year 2007 is now in the Second Epoch, 18th Cycle, 24rd Year(丁,亥). By this method of counting, the Chinese Calendar is now in the Year 4704.
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