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2026-09-18
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September 18, 2026 Friday (Week 38)

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(Horse Year) Lunar: 8th Month, 8th Day

Bingwu Year, Dingyou Month, Yiwei Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Repairing Tombs Removing Mourning Clothes Donning Mourning Clothes Relocating Grave Moving the Coffin Avoid All Else

Inauspicious Opening Business Entering New House Marriage Breaking Ground Breaking Ground for Tombs Burial

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God of Wealth Direction Northeast
God of Fortune Direction Southwest
God of Joy Direction Northwest
Yang Benefactor Direction Southwest
Yin Benefactor Direction Due North
Five Elements Sand Metal
Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:West
Deity of the Day Heavenly Virtue（Auspicious Day）
Twelve Day Officers
Open
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Auspicious Deities
Monthly Virtue Harmony, Mother's Granary, Yang Virtue, Hourly Yang, Vitality, Heavenly Granary, Precious Light
Fetal Deity Position
Mortar, Mill, Toilet - Inside Room North
Inauspicious Deities
Five Emptinesses, Nine Emptinesses, Earth Talisman
Pengzu's Hundred Taboos
Yi: Do not plant crops, or they will fail to grow. Wei: Do not take medicine, or poison will enter the gut.
28 Lunar Mansions
Lunar Mansions: Neck Metal Dragon
Year Element Heavenly River Water
Month Element Fire Under the Mountain
Day Element Sand Metal
Year Void Yin, Mao
Month Void Chen, Si
Day Void Chen, Si
Phenology Third Pentad，Birds store food
Monthly Ordinance Dingyou
Daily Prosperity Mao Mutual Prosperity
Zi
Inauspicious
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 Heirs, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Burial
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration, Taking Office, Travel
Chou
Inauspicious
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.Renovation, Building House, Migration, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business, Opening Granary, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration, Taking Office, Travel
Yin
Auspicious
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.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities, Taking Office, Travel
Mao
Auspicious
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, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Renovation, Burial, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Thanking the Deities, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles
IN.None
Chen
Inauspicious
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 Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Building Stove
IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities
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.Entering New House, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Thanking the Deities, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Taking Office
IN.Consecration, Renovation, Burial
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.Engagement, Marriage, Setting Up Bed, Migration, Entering New House, Renovation, Burial
IN.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Take Boat
Wei
Inauspicious
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, Building Stove, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Engagement, Marriage, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Travel
Shen
Auspicious
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.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Taking Office
IN.Renovation, Breaking Ground
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 Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed
IN.Taking Office, Travel
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.Engagement, Marriage, Opening Business, Burial
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration, Taking Office, Travel
Hai
Auspicious
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.None
IN.Nothing Suitable

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