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January 17, 2004 Saturday (Week 3)

(Goat Year) Lunar: 12th Month, 26th Day

Guiwei Year, Yichou Month, Yiwei Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Demolishing Buildings Demolishing Walls Dispelling Avoid All Else

Inauspicious Opening Business Breaking Ground Breaking Ground for Tombs

Prev Solar Term: Slight Cold
（2004-01-06 08:18:33）

Next Solar Term: Great Cold
（2004-01-21 01:42:22）

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 Black Tortoise（Inauspicious Day）

Twelve Day Officers

Destruction
Day

Auspicious Deities

Heavenly Virtue Harmony, Monthly Virtue Harmony, Four Phases, Universal Protection

Fetal Deity Position

Mortar, Mill, Toilet - Inside Room North

Inauspicious Deities

Month Breaker, Major Loss, Four Strikes, Nine Emptinesses, Black Tortoise

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: Girl Earth Bat

Year Element Willow Wood

Month Element Sea Metal

Day Element Sand Metal

Year Void Shen, You

Month Void Xu, Hai

Day Void Chen, Si

Phenology Third Pentad，Pheasants begin to crow

Monthly Ordinance Yichou

Daily Prosperity Mao Mutual Prosperity

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

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

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

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

Chinese Almanac Calendar

January 17, 2004 Saturday (Week 3)

(Goat Year) Lunar: 12th Month, 26th Day

Guiwei Year, Yichou Month, Yiwei Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Demolishing Buildings Demolishing Walls Dispelling Avoid All Else

Inauspicious Opening Business Breaking Ground Breaking Ground for Tombs