Lunar Month 8, Day 9 【Year of the Horse】
Year
Bing-Wu Year
Month
Ding-You Month
Day (Today)
Bing-Shen Day
NaYin
Foothill Fire
Duty Close Day
Mansion Root (Di) Mansion
FIT
Auspicious Activities
Aligned with daily cosmic harmony
Marriage & Betrothal
Solemnizing marriages, betrothals & matrimonial covenants
Timber Harvesting
Harvesting lumber, felling timber & forestry works
Funerary Rites & Interment
Solemn funeral observances, burial ceremonies & memorial rites
Tomb Groundbreaking
Breaking ground for ancestral tombs & sacred burial plots
Ancestral Tomb Restoration
Restoring ancestral graves, family monuments & shrine upkeep
Memorial Inscription
Erecting memorial monuments, ancestral steles & epitaphs
Space Cleansing & Purifying
Thorough domestic purification, clearing negative qi & renewal
Personal Grooming
Personal styling, grooming rituals & hygienic rejuvenation
AVOID
Inauspicious Activities
Traditional calendar note: exercise mindful restraint
Groundbreaking
Groundbreaking ceremonies, foundation work & site excavation
Housewarming & Blessing
Entering new residence, hearth lighting & housewarming blessing
Devotional Prayers
Devotional offerings, spiritual petitions & seeking blessings
Commercial Inauguration
Grand inaugurations, commercial store openings & commencing trade
Spiritual Consecration
Sacred consecration of icons, spiritual artifacts & talismans
✦ Auspicious Angles & Clashes
Day Clash & Direction
Clash Tiger (Geng-Yin) · 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: Chen-Si
✦ Auspicious Deities
✦ Inauspicious Spirits
Traditional Precepts
On Bing days: avoid repairing stoves to prevent domestic misfortune · On Shen days: avoid bed installation to prevent nocturnal disturbances
Phenology & Moon:
Birds Store Provisions · Ninth Night 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