Lunar Month 7, Day 18 【Year of the Horse】
Year
Bing-Wu Year
Month
Bing-Shen Month
Day (Today)
Bing-Zi Day
NaYin
Mountain Stream Water
Duty Settle Day
Mansion Emptiness (Xu) Mansion
FIT
Auspicious Activities
Aligned with daily cosmic harmony
Marriage & Betrothal
Solemnizing marriages, betrothals & matrimonial covenants
Travel & Expeditions
Long-distance journeys, voyages & departures
Architectural Renovation
Structural remodeling, home carpentry & architectural repairs
Groundbreaking
Groundbreaking ceremonies, foundation work & site excavation
Residence Relocation
Household relocation, moving possessions & changing abode
Housewarming & Blessing
Entering new residence, hearth lighting & housewarming blessing
Funerary Rites & Interment
Solemn funeral observances, burial ceremonies & memorial rites
Tomb Groundbreaking
Breaking ground for ancestral tombs & sacred burial plots
Devotional Prayers
Devotional offerings, spiritual petitions & seeking blessings
Sacred Rites & Worship
Sacred ancestral offerings & reverent ceremonial worship
Spiritual Consecration
Sacred consecration of icons, spiritual artifacts & talismans
AVOID
Inauspicious Activities
Traditional calendar note: exercise mindful restraint
Commercial Inauguration
Grand inaugurations, commercial store openings & commencing trade
Contract Signing & Deeds
Executing commercial covenants, legal contracts & trade deeds
✦ Auspicious Angles & Clashes
Day Clash & Direction
Clash Horse (Geng-Wu) · Ominous: South
Auspicious Angles
Joy: Southwest · Wealth: Southwest · Blessing: Northwest
Yang / Yin Nobles
Yang Noble: West · Yin Noble: Northwest
Void Branches (XunKong)
Yr: Yin-Mao · Mo: Chen-Si · Day: Shen-You
✦ Auspicious Deities
✦ Inauspicious Spirits
Traditional Precepts
On Bing days: avoid repairing stoves to prevent domestic misfortune · On Zi days: avoid divination to prevent inviting ill omens
Phenology & Moon:
Sitting Wait Moon
Public almanac references standard classical activities.
Marriage & Betrothal
Travel & Expeditions
Timber Harvesting
Structural Demolition
Architectural Renovation
Groundbreaking
Residence Relocation
Housewarming & Blessing
Independent Living
Funerary Rites & Interment
Tomb Groundbreaking
Ancestral Tomb Restoration
Memorial Inscription
Spring & Well Excavation
Devotional Prayers
Sacred Rites & Worship
Bed Placement Ritual
Commercial Inauguration
Plaque & Signage Unveiling
Spiritual Consecration
Contract Signing & Deeds
Social Gatherings & Fellowship
Space Cleansing & Purifying
Personal Grooming
Legal Advocacy & Mediation
Quiet Reflection & Rest