Chinese Almanac: Day Officer, Activities and Hours

Choose a civil date to read its lunar date, stem-branch day, day officer and traditional activity recommendations. The hour table separates early and late Rat hours at midnight.

2024-12-19 · 丁巳 · Hold

二〇二四年冬月十九 · Clash: Pig

ActivityDay recommendation
WeddingUnlisted
Moving into a homeUnlisted
Opening a businessUnlisted
Taking up a postUnlisted
RenovationUnlisted
TravelUnlisted

Peng Zu day sayings

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 巳不远行财物伏藏

These sayings pair one stem phrase with one branch phrase for the selected date. Read the activity labels alongside them when consulting a traditional almanac.

Hour periods for 2024-12-19

Recorded clock intervalPillarQualityListed suitable activities
2024-12-19 00:00 – 2024-12-19 00:59庚子InauspiciousWedding, Opening a business
2024-12-19 01:00 – 2024-12-19 02:59辛丑AuspiciousWedding, Opening a business, Renovation
2024-12-19 03:00 – 2024-12-19 04:59壬寅InauspiciousWedding, Moving into a home, Opening a business, Renovation
2024-12-19 05:00 – 2024-12-19 06:59癸卯InauspiciousWedding, Moving into a home, Opening a business, Renovation
2024-12-19 07:00 – 2024-12-19 08:59甲辰AuspiciousRenovation
2024-12-19 09:00 – 2024-12-19 10:59乙巳InauspiciousWedding, Taking up a post, Travel
2024-12-19 11:00 – 2024-12-19 12:59丙午AuspiciousWedding, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Travel
2024-12-19 13:00 – 2024-12-19 14:59丁未AuspiciousWedding, Moving into a home, Renovation, Travel
2024-12-19 15:00 – 2024-12-19 16:59戊申InauspiciousWedding, Opening a business, Travel
2024-12-19 17:00 – 2024-12-19 18:59己酉InauspiciousWedding, Opening a business, Travel
2024-12-19 19:00 – 2024-12-19 20:59庚戌AuspiciousWedding, Opening a business, Renovation, Travel
2024-12-19 21:00 – 2024-12-19 22:59辛亥AuspiciousNone of the six selected activities
2024-12-19 23:00 – 2024-12-19 23:59壬子AuspiciousNone of the six selected activities

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Yi and Ji

Yi 宜 names activities traditionally suitable for the date; Ji 忌 names unsuitable activities. The selected activity is shown as suitable, unsuitable or unlisted. An unlisted activity is not treated as suitable.

Day officer and clash

The twelve day officers run through Establish, Remove, Full, Level, Settle, Hold, Break, Danger, Success, Receive, Open and Close. The clash animal is the branch opposite the day’s branch.

Hours

Each row gives a clock interval, stem-branch pair and auspicious or inauspicious traditional quality. Read the activity recommendation separately: an auspicious hour can still list an activity as unsuitable.