Friday 25 December 2026
癸
Yin Water over Rooster 酉
Lunar 冬月十七 · 冬至 Winter Solstice, day 3
收日 Receive · 剑锋金 Metal of the Sword Edge
宜 Favoured
- 祭祀 Ancestral offerings
- 沐浴 Ritual bathing
- 理发 Haircut
- 纳财 Receiving money
- 进人口 Adding household members
- 栽种 Planting
- 扫舍 Cleaning the house
- 捕捉 Catching pests
- 畋猎 Hunting
- 结网 Making nets
忌 Avoided
- 会亲友 Gathering with family and friends
- 安葬 Burial
- 入宅 Moving into a new home
- 移徙 Moving house
- 安床 Placing the bed
- 开市 Opening a business
- 行丧 Funeral
- 出火 Moving the altar out
- 作灶 Building a stove
- 安门 Installing doors
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
- Day pillar 日柱
- 收
- Officer 建除 · Receive
- 剑锋金
- Na Yin 纳音 · Metal of the Sword Edge
- 冲 兔 卯
- Clashes the Rabbit · 煞 东 East
- 东南
- 喜神 Joy · Southeast
- 南
- 财神 Wealth · South
- 东北
- 福神 Fortune · Northeast
- 娄
- Mansion 星宿 · Bond
A clash day for people whose day or year branch is 卯 Rabbit. 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 癸酉 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.