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2026-04-16
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April 16, 2026 Thursday (Week 16)

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(Horse Year) Lunar: 2nd Month, 29th Day

Bingwu Year, Renchen Month, Gengshen Day

Auspicious Bathing Offering Sacrifices Dispelling Burial Breaking Ground for Tombs Thanking the Earth Moving the Coffin Avoid All Else

Inauspicious Taoist Fasts and Offerings Consecration Marriage Entering New House Raising Roof Beam

Prev Solar Term: Pure Brightness
（2026-04-05 02:39:57）
Next Solar Term: Grain Rain
（2026-04-20 09:39:05）
God of Wealth Direction Due East
God of Fortune Direction Southwest
God of Joy Direction Northwest
Yang Benefactor Direction Due South
Yin Benefactor Direction Northeast
Five Elements Pomegranate Wood
Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:South
Deity of the Day Golden Treasury（Auspicious Day）
Twelve Day Officers
Stable
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Auspicious Deities
Monthly Emptiness, Heavenly Horse, Essential Peace, Resolving Deity, Removing Deity, Barking Dog
Fetal Deity Position
Mortar, Mill, Furnace - Outside Southeast
Inauspicious Deities
Robbery Sha, Minor Loss, Four Wastes, Five Separations, Eight Specials, White Tiger
Pengzu's Hundred Taboos
Geng: Do not weave, or your efforts will be in vain. Shen: Do not set up beds, or ghosts will enter the room.
28 Lunar Mansions
Lunar Mansions: Legs Wood Wolf
Year Element Heavenly River Water
Month Element Long Flowing Water
Day Element Pomegranate Wood
Year Void Yin, Mao
Month Void Wu, Wei
Day Void Zi, Chou
Phenology Third Pentad，Rainbows appear
Monthly Ordinance Renchen
Daily Prosperity Shen Mutual Prosperity, Geng Advancing Prosperity
Zi
Auspicious
Double Hour: Zi Hour Time: 23:00-00:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Gengwu), Sha South
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Due West, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northwest
AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed
IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining, Taking Office, Travel
Chou
Auspicious
Double Hour: Chou Hour Time: 01:00-02:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (xinwei), Sha East
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Northwest, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due West
AU.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Thanking the Deities, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Renovation, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth
Yin
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Yin Hour Time: 03:00-04:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Renshen), Sha North
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest
AU.None
IN.Nothing Suitable
Mao
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Mao Hour Time: 05:00-06:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuiyou), Sha West
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, Engagement, Marriage, Renovation, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Burial
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities
Chen
Auspicious
Double Hour: Chen Hour Time: 07:00-08:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Jiaxu), Sha South
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.Renovation, Breaking Ground
Si
Auspicious
Double Hour: Si Hour Time: 09:00-10:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Yihai), Sha East
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due East, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due South
AU.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities, Renovation, Building Stove, Praying for Heirs, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading
IN.Taking Office, Travel
Wu
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Wu Hour Time: 11:00-12:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Bingzi), Sha North
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Due East, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southeast
AU.Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Thanking the Deities
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration, Taking Office, Travel
Wei
Auspicious
Double Hour: Wei Hour Time: 13:00-14:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Dingchou), Sha West
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Southeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due East
AU.Renovation, Building House, Migration, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business, Opening Granary, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities
Shen
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Shen Hour Time: 15:00-16:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Wuyin), Sha South
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast
AU.Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Entering New House, Opening Business, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Renovation, Migration, Travel, Litigation, Consecration
You
Inauspicious
Double Hour: You Hour Time: 17:00-18:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Zimao), Sha East
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Southwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due North
AU.Praying for Heirs, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Burial, Praying for Blessings, Offering Sacrifices
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground
Xu
Auspicious
Double Hour: Xu Hour Time: 19:00-20:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Gengchen), Sha North
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Due West, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northwest
AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Building Stove, Offering Sacrifices
IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining, Taking Office, Travel
Hai
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Hai Hour Time: 21:00-22:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (xinsi), Sha West
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Northwest, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due West
AU.Renovation, Entering New House, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Travel

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