Tuesday 15 December 2026
癸亥
Yin Water over Pig 亥
Lunar 冬月初七 · 大雪 Major Snow, day 8
闭日 Close · 大海水 Water of the Great Ocean
宜 Favoured
- 沐浴 Ritual bathing
- 冠笄 Coming-of-age ceremony
- 补垣 Repairing walls
- 塞穴 Blocking holes
- 裁衣 Making clothes
- 修造 Building and renovation
- 作梁 Making beams
- 开柱眼 Cutting pillar mortises
- 安碓磑 Installing a mill
- 筑堤 Building a dyke
- 开厕 Opening a toilet
- 断蚁 Termite control
忌 Avoided
- 移徙 Moving house
- 入宅 Moving into a new home
- 嫁娶 Wedding
- 祈福 Praying for blessings
- 开光 Consecrating statues
- 掘井 Digging a well
This is the almanac's reading of the day itself, the same for everyone. Whether it suits you depends on your own four pillars.
The day in detail
- 癸亥
- Day pillar 日柱
- 闭
- Officer 建除 · Close
- 大海水
- Na Yin 纳音 · Water of the Great Ocean
- 冲 蛇 巳
- Clashes the Snake · 煞 西 West
- 东南
- 喜神 Joy · Southeast
- 南
- 财神 Wealth · South
- 东北
- 福神 Fortune · Northeast
- 尾
- Mansion 星宿 · Tail
A clash day for people whose day or year branch is 巳 Snake. It is a watch-out, not a verdict: it means take more care with what the day already disfavours. The god directions are the almanac's traditional bearings for the day.
The twelve hours 十二时辰
- 子23:00–01:00
- 丑01:00–03:00
- 寅03:00–05:00
- 卯05:00–07:00
- 辰07:00–09:00
- 巳09:00–11:00
- 午11:00–13:00
- 未13:00–15:00
- 申15:00–17:00
- 酉17:00–19:00
- 戌19:00–21:00
- 亥21:00–23:00
Clock time, the default. Which of these hours suits you, and which clash your chart, is worked out from your own pillars in the app.
What 癸亥 means for you depends on your own four pillars.
The app rates the day against your chart, gives you your own 宜 and 忌, and names the hours that suit you. No sign-up for the chart.