Times in UTC date Approaching Autumn Equinox Golden Lock · Traditional favorable marker (Yellow Path)

Lunar Month 8, Day 7 【Year of the Horse】

Year Bing-Wu Year

Month Ding-You Month

Day (Today) Jia-Wu Day

NaYin Gold in the Sand

Duty Harvest Day Mansion Horn (Jiao) Mansion

FIT

Traditional Calendar: Suitable Traditional calendar reference for timing and planning

Marriage & Betrothal Solemnizing marriages, betrothals & matrimonial covenants

Funerary Rites & Interment Solemn funeral observances, burial ceremonies & memorial rites

Sacred Rites & Worship Ancestral remembrance & ceremonial worship customs

Social Gatherings & Fellowship Hosting honored guests, convivial gatherings & family reunions

Personal Grooming Personal styling, grooming rituals & hygienic rejuvenation

AVOID

Traditional Calendar: Avoid Traditional calendar note: exercise mindful restraint

Timber Harvesting Harvesting lumber, felling timber & forestry works

Architectural Renovation Structural remodeling, home carpentry & architectural repairs

Tomb Groundbreaking Breaking ground for ancestral tombs & sacred burial plots

Commercial Inauguration Grand inaugurations, commercial store openings & commencing trade

✦ Traditional Directions & Clashes

Day Clash & Direction Clash Rat (Wu-Zi) · Traditional caution marker: North

Traditional Direction Reference Joy reference: Northeast · Resource reference: Northeast · Blessing reference: North

Yang / Yin Nobles Yang Noble reference: Southwest · Yin Noble reference: Northeast

Void Branches (XunKong) Yr: Yin-Mao · Mo: Chen-Si · Day: Chen-Si

✦ Traditional Favorable Markers Month Void · Harmonious Union · Fu Sheng (Prosperity Marker) · Golden Lock · Calling & Barking

✦ Traditional Cautionary Markers Heavenly Stern · Great Hour · Exhaustion Barrier (Da Bai) · Celestial Bathing Pool (Xian Chi) · Heavenly Thief · Nine Pitfalls · Nine Scorchings

Traditional Precepts Traditional saying: On Jia days: avoid opening granaries to prevent depletion of wealth · On Wu days: avoid roofing houses to prevent structural loss

Phenology & Moon: Birds Store Provisions · First Quarter 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 Traditional Consecration Contract Signing & Deeds Social Gatherings & Fellowship Space Cleansing & Purifying Personal Grooming Legal Advocacy & Mediation Quiet Reflection & Rest

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