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May 5, 2026 Tuesday (Week 19)

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(Horse Year) Lunar: 3rd Month, 19th Day 立夏

Bingwu Year, Guisi Month, Jimao Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Praying for Blessings Praying for Heirs Taoist Fasts and Offerings Coming-of-Age Ceremony Building Stove Collecting Wealth Trading

Inauspicious Consecration Marriage Digging Well Burial Installing Door Visit Sick

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Next Solar Term: Beginning of Summer
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God of Wealth Direction Due North
God of Fortune Direction Due North
God of Joy Direction Northeast
Yang Benefactor Direction Due North
Yin Benefactor Direction Southwest
Five Elements City Wall Earth
Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:West
Deity of the Day Black Tortoise（Inauspicious Day）
Twelve Day Officers
Open
Day
Auspicious Deities
Heavenly Grace, Official's Day, Essential Peace, Five Harmonies
Fetal Deity Position
Main Door - Outside Due West
Inauspicious Deities
Monthly Harm, Heavenly Officer, Fatal, Blood Branch, Hook Array
Pengzu's Hundred Taboos
Ji: Do not break contracts, or both parties will suffer. Mao: Do not dig wells, or the water will be foul.
28 Lunar Mansions
Lunar Mansions: Tail Fire Tiger
Year Element Heavenly River Water
Month Element Long Flowing Water
Day Element City Wall Earth
Year Void Yin, Mao
Month Void Wu, Wei
Day Void Shen, You
Phenology First Pentad，Mole crickets chirp
Monthly Ordinance Guisi
Daily Prosperity Wu Mutual Prosperity, Yi 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.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Thanking the Deities, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Renovation, Burial, Building Stove
IN.None
Chou
Inauspicious
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.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Engagement, Marriage, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation
Yin
Auspicious
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.Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed
IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities
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.Renovation, Entering New House, Burial
IN.Shipbuilding, Take Boat
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.Offering Sacrifices, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Litigation, Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, 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.Taking Office, Travel, Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Entering New House, Migration, Praying for Heirs
IN.Consecration, Renovation, Burial
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, Engagement, Marriage, Opening Business, Burial, Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles
IN.Renovation, Breaking Ground
Wei
Auspicious
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.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Offering Sacrifices
IN.None
Shen
Inauspicious
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.Praying for Heirs, Marriage, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration
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.None
IN.Nothing Suitable
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.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Joining Roof Ridge, Marriage, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Renovation, Migration, Travel, Litigation
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.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Meet Nobles
IN.Taking Office, Travel

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