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The hour rating follows Tongshu hourly labels. Harmony shows the six traditional animal pairs (六合), not a personal prediction. Calculations use UTC+8; displayed times use your device’s timezone. This always shows the current moment, independently of the selected calendar date. Source ↗

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THE CHINESE ALMANAC乙酉 · Rooster
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Lunar date: 2000 · 十月廿八
Heavenly StemYin Wood

This day’s heavenly stem is 乙 – Yin Wood. The ten stems represent yin and yang pairs of the five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water.

The day is 乙酉 in the sixty-part stem–branch cycle. Its first character is the stem; this alone does not make a day favourable or unfavourable.

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Earthly BranchRooster

This day’s earthly branch is 酉 – Rooster. Each of the twelve branches has an animal; the cycle marks days as well as birth years.

The second character of 乙酉 gives the day’s animal. It comes from the calendar cycle, not the visitor’s birth details.

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Traditional day qualityOpen Day

开 – Open Day. The traditional name means: opening.

The twelve day officers follow the relationship between the day branch and the solar-month branch. Here the day is Rooster and the month is Pig; their relationship produces this officer.

This is a general traditional quality. Read the Suggested and Avoid lists for individual activities; the name does not promise success.

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Traditional recommendations

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Suitable For

  • Ritual release解除
  • Other activities discouraged馀事勿取

Avoid

  • No listed entries无
Clashing zodiac signRabbit

This day’s opposing pair is Rooster ↔ Rabbit (酉–卯). They stand six places apart on the circle of twelve branches.

The almanac calls this opposition “chong”, or clash. Traditional date selection associates it with change and tension, and calls for extra consideration for the affected sign.

It does not mean that someone of this sign will certainly have a bad day. This is the day’s general pairing; a personal interpretation would also require the complete birth chart.

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    What is Tongshu?

    Tongshu (通書), also called Tong Sheng or Huangli, is an almanac of the Chinese calendar tradition. It brings together the lunar calendar, the sixty-day cycle and traditional date selection.

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    十二值日

    The twelve day officers

    建Establish Day
    除Remove Day
    满Full Day
    平Balance Day
    定Stable Day
    执Hold Day
    破Destruction Day
    危Danger Day
    成Success Day
    收Receive Day
    开Open Day
    闭Close Day

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    Frequently asked questions

    What do the days mean?+

    The twelve day officers describe the relationship between the day branch and the solar month. A general day category does not apply equally to every activity: read the 宜 and 忌 lists separately.

    Where does the data come from?+

    Calculations use the open-source lunar-javascript 1.7.7 library. Daily 宜 (suitable) and 忌 (avoid) lists come from this data source, not AI-generated predictions. Almanac editions may differ.

    Which time zone is used?+

    Today follows your device’s local date. The home page starts with today whenever you open it. A selected date represents a traditional Chinese calendar day with a midnight boundary, not a personal BaZi reading.

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    What is a clashing zodiac sign?

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    How to use auspicious hours

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    How to choose an auspicious day

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    Local time and the Chinese calendar day

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    Tradition with transparency

    This almanac is a cultural and reflective guide, not a scientifically validated prediction. Do not base medical, financial or legal decisions on it.

    Calculations use the open-source lunar-javascript 1.7.7 library. Daily 宜 (suitable) and 忌 (avoid) lists come from this data source, not AI-generated predictions. Almanac editions may differ.

    Sources

    lunar-javascript · MIT Hong Kong Observatory
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