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
Traditional Calendar: Suitable
Traditional calendar reference for timing and planning
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
Traditional prayers, offerings & blessing customs
Sacred Rites & Worship
Ancestral remembrance & ceremonial worship customs
Traditional Consecration
Traditional consecration ceremonies & object dedication
AVOID
Traditional Calendar: Avoid
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
✦ Traditional Directions & Clashes
Day Clash & Direction
Clash Horse (Geng-Wu) · Traditional caution marker: South
Traditional Direction Reference
Joy reference: Southwest · Resource reference: Southwest · Blessing reference: Northwest
Yang / Yin Nobles
Yang Noble reference: West · Yin Noble reference: Northwest
Void Branches (XunKong)
Yr: Yin-Mao · Mo: Chen-Si · Day: Shen-You
✦ Traditional Favorable Markers
✦ Traditional Cautionary Markers
Traditional Precepts
Traditional saying: 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
Traditional Consecration
Contract Signing & Deeds
Social Gatherings & Fellowship
Space Cleansing & Purifying
Personal Grooming
Legal Advocacy & Mediation
Quiet Reflection & Rest