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2026-01-20
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January 20, 2026 Tuesday (Week 4)

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(Snake Year) Lunar: 12th Month, 2nd Day 大寒

Yisi Year, Jichou Month, Jiawu Day

Auspicious Marriage Betrothal Make Alliance Entering New House Migration Setting Up Bed Offering Sacrifices Praying for Blessings Consecration Travel Dispelling Moving Fire Dismantling Breaking Ground Buy Livestock Thanking the Earth Burial Breaking Ground for Tombs

Inauspicious Felling Trees Opening Business Trading Raising Roof Beam Building Stove Installing Door Building House

Prev Solar Term: Slight Cold
（2026-01-05 16:23:07）
Next Solar Term: Great Cold
（2026-01-20 09:44:53）
God of Wealth Direction Northeast
God of Fortune Direction Due North
God of Joy Direction Northeast
Yang Benefactor Direction Southwest
Yin Benefactor Direction Northeast
Five Elements Sand Metal
Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:North
Deity of the Day Heavenly Prison（Inauspicious Day）
Twelve Day Officers
Initiate
Day
Auspicious Deities
Monthly Emptiness, Four Phases, Reverence & Peace, Resolving Deity, Barking Dog
Fetal Deity Position
Door, Mortar - Inside Room North
Inauspicious Deities
Monthly Harm, Major Time, Great Defeat, Salty Pool, Minor Loss, Five Emptinesses, Heavenly Prison
Pengzu's Hundred Taboos
Jia: Do not open granaries, or wealth will dissipate. Wu: Do not build roofs, or they must be redone.
28 Lunar Mansions
Lunar Mansions: Encampment Fire Pig
Year Element Lamp Fire
Month Element Thunderbolt Fire
Day Element Sand Metal
Year Void Yin, Mao
Month Void Wu, Wei
Day Void Chen, Si
Phenology First Pentad，Hens begin to brood
Monthly Ordinance Jichou
Daily Prosperity Yin Mutual Prosperity, Ding,Ji Advancing Prosperity
Zi
Auspicious
Double Hour: Zi Hour Time: 23:00-00:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Wuwu), Sha South
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast
AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed
IN.Renovation, Breaking Ground, Taking Office
Chou
Auspicious
Double Hour: Chou Hour Time: 01:00-02:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Ziwei), Sha East
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Southwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due North
AU.Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Marriage, Expanding Household, Migration, Burial, Praying for Blessings
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground
Yin
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Yin Hour Time: 03:00-04:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Gengshen), Sha North
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Due West, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northwest
AU.Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Entering New House, Migration, Burial
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration, Taking Office, Travel
Mao
Auspicious
Double Hour: Mao Hour Time: 05:00-06:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (xinyou), Sha West
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Northwest, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due West
AU.Praying for Heirs, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Renovation, Burial, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities
Chen
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Chen Hour Time: 07:00-08:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Renxu), Sha South
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest
AU.Praying for Blessings, Engagement, Marriage, Setting Up Bed, Migration, Entering New House, Renovation, Burial, Offering Sacrifices
IN.Building Bridges, Take Boat
Si
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Si Hour Time: 09:00-10:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuihai), Sha East
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Due North, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest
AU.Praying for Heirs, Travel, Entering New House, Marriage, Renovation, Burial, Taking Office
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities
Wu
Auspicious
Double Hour: Wu Hour Time: 11:00-12:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Jiazi), Sha North
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due East, Direction for Joy:Due South, Direction for Fortune:Southwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast
AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Taking Office
IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining
Wei
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Wei Hour Time: 13:00-14:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Yichou), Sha West
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due East, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due South
AU.Renovation, Entering New House, Burial, Praying for Blessings, Marriage
IN.None
Shen
Auspicious
Double Hour: Shen Hour Time: 15:00-16:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Bingyin), Sha South
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Due East, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southeast
AU.Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed
IN.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs
You
Auspicious
Double Hour: You Hour Time: 17:00-18:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Dingmao), Sha East
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Southeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due East
AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Offering Sacrifices
IN.None
Xu
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Xu Hour Time: 19:00-20:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Wuchen), Sha North
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast
AU.None
IN.Nothing Suitable
Hai
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Hai Hour Time: 21:00-22:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Zisi), Sha West
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Southwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due North
AU.Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Entering New House, Opening Business, Burial, Renovation, Building House, Migration, Setting Up Bed
IN.None

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