Times in UTC date Approaching Autumn Equinox Azure Dragon · Traditional favorable marker (Yellow Path)

Lunar Month 8, Day 3 【Year of the Horse】

Year Bing-Wu Year

Month Ding-You Month

Day (Today) Geng-Yin Day

NaYin Pine & Cypress Wood

Duty Initiate Day Mansion Star (Xing) Mansion

FIT

Traditional Calendar: Suitable Traditional calendar reference for timing and planning

拆卸 Dismantling obsolete structures & clearing old edifices

扫舍 House cleaning, seasonal customs & renewal

AVOID

Traditional Calendar: Avoid Traditional calendar note: exercise mindful restraint

休息 Conserving energy, pausing major undertakings & quiet rest

✦ Traditional Directions & Clashes

Day Clash & Direction Clash Monkey (Jia-Shen) · Traditional caution marker: North

Traditional Direction Reference Joy reference: Northwest · Resource reference: East · Blessing reference: Southwest

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

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

✦ Traditional Favorable Markers Month Virtue · Jie Shen (Relief Marker) · Five Harmonies · Azure Dragon · Calling & Barking Pair

✦ Traditional Cautionary Markers Disruption Barrier (Jie Sha) · Minor Consumer · Return Taboo

Traditional Precepts Traditional saying: On Geng days: avoid weaving and textile works · On Yin days: avoid sacrificial offerings as spirits do not partake

Phenology & Moon: Swallows Return · Waxing Crescent Moon

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