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2026-05-22
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May 22, 2026 Friday (Week 21)

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(Horse Year) Lunar: 4th Month, 6th Day

Bingwu Year, Guisi Month, Bingshen Day

Auspicious Betrothal Marriage Making Clothes Haircut Travel Renovation Breaking Ground Expanding Household Opening Business Trading Signing Contracts Hanging Plaque Migration Raising Roof Beam Planting Buy Livestock

Inauspicious Felling Trees Burial Setting Up Bed Offering Sacrifices Praying for Blessings

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God of Wealth Direction Southwest
God of Fortune Direction Northwest
God of Joy Direction Southwest
Yang Benefactor Direction Due West
Yin Benefactor Direction Northwest
Five Elements Fire Under the Mountain
Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:South
Deity of the Day Heavenly Punishment（Inauspicious Day）
Twelve Day Officers
Balance
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Auspicious Deities
Heavenly Virtue Harmony, Heavenly Wish, Minister's Day, Six Harmonies, Five Wealths, No General, Continuing Lineage, Removing Deity, Barking Dog
Fetal Deity Position
Kitchen, Stove, Furnace - Inside Room North
Inauspicious Deities
River Chief, God of Death, Monthly Punishment, Wandering Disaster, Five Emptinesses, Blood Taboo, Repeating Day, Five Separations, Heavenly Punishment
Pengzu's Hundred Taboos
Bing: Do not repair stoves, or disaster will strike. Shen: Do not set up beds, or ghosts will enter the room.
28 Lunar Mansions
Lunar Mansions: Ghost Metal Goat
Year Element Heavenly River Water
Month Element Long Flowing Water
Day Element Fire Under the Mountain
Year Void Yin, Mao
Month Void Wu, Wei
Day Void Chen, Si
Phenology First Pentad，Bitter herbs flourish
Monthly Ordinance Guisi
Daily Prosperity Si Mutual Prosperity, Geng Advancing Prosperity
Zi
Auspicious
Double Hour: Zi Hour Time: 23:00-00:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Renwu), Sha South
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
Chou
Auspicious
Double Hour: Chou Hour Time: 01:00-02:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuiwei), 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.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities, Renovation, Building Stove
IN.None
Yin
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Yin Hour Time: 03:00-04:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Jiashen), 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, Offering Sacrifices
IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining
Mao
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Mao Hour Time: 05:00-06:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Yiyou), 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 Heirs, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Renovation, Burial, Taking Office, Travel, Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth, Engagement
IN.None
Chen
Auspicious
Double Hour: Chen Hour Time: 07:00-08:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Bingxu), Sha South
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Due East, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southeast
AU.Offering Sacrifices, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Engagement, Marriage, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Renovation, Migration, Travel, Litigation, Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Take Boat
Si
Auspicious
Double Hour: Si Hour Time: 09:00-10:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Dinghai), Sha East
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Southeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due East
AU.Engagement, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities, Consecration
Wu
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Wu Hour Time: 11:00-12:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Wuzi), Sha North
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast
AU.Praying for Blessings, Marriage, Temple Building, Building Stove, Entering New House, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground
Wei
Auspicious
Double Hour: Wei Hour Time: 13:00-14:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Zichou), 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, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation
Shen
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Shen Hour Time: 15:00-16:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Gengyin), Sha South
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Due West, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northwest
AU.Engagement, Marriage, Setting Up Bed, Migration, Entering New House, Renovation, Burial, Taking Office, Travel, Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities
You
Inauspicious
Double Hour: You Hour Time: 17:00-18:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (xinmao), Sha East
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Northwest, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due West
AU.Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Thanking the Deities, Renovation, Building House, Migration, Building Stove, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration, Taking Office, Travel
Xu
Auspicious
Double Hour: Xu Hour Time: 19:00-20:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Renchen), Sha North
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest
AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Meet Nobles
IN.Taking Office, Litigation
Hai
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Hai Hour Time: 21:00-22:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuisi), 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, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Renovation, Burial, Taking Office, Meet Nobles, Travel, Seek Wealth
IN.None

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