Thursday 8 April 2027
丁巳
Yin Fire over Snake 巳
Lunar 三月初二 · 清明 Pure Brightness, day 3
除日 Remove · 沙中土 Earth in the Sand
宜 Favoured
- 祭祀 Ancestral offerings
- 祈福 Praying for blessings
- 求嗣 Praying for children
- 开光 Consecrating statues
- 纳采 Betrothal gifts
- 订盟 Making an alliance
- 解除 Cleansing rituals
- 栽种 Planting
- 纳畜 Buying livestock
- 牧养 Raising animals
- 扫舍 Cleaning the house
- 进人口 Adding household members
忌 Avoided
- 修坟 Repairing a grave
- 造桥 Building a bridge
- 作灶 Building a stove
- 出行 Travel
- 安葬 Burial
- 盖屋 Roofing
- 入宅 Moving into a new home
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
- 丁巳
- Day pillar 日柱
- 除
- Officer 建除 · Remove
- 沙中土
- Na Yin 纳音 · Earth in the Sand
- 冲 猪 亥
- Clashes the Pig · 煞 东 East
- 南
- 喜神 Joy · South
- 西南
- 财神 Wealth · Southwest
- 东南
- 福神 Fortune · Southeast
- 斗
- Mansion 星宿 · Dipper
A clash day for people whose day or year branch is 亥 Pig. 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 丁巳 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.