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Daily Almanac Wednesday, December 31, 2025 — Jia Xu (甲戌)

The day pillar and the classical auspicious / avoid lists, computed deterministically from the soli-lunar calendar.

Day Pillar
甲戌 · Jia Xu
Month pillar
Wu Zi (戊子)
Year stem-branch
Yi Si (乙巳)
Day officer
Open
Ecliptic star
Heavenly Punishment
Lunar date
11/12
Chinese Zodiac
Dog

Auspicious for

  • presenting betrothal gifts
  • sealing the engagement
  • holding worship
  • praying for blessings
  • seeking offspring
  • sculpting and painting idols
  • cleansing rituals
  • demolition
  • renovation and construction
  • breaking ground
  • raising pillars
  • raising the roof beam
  • hanging doors
  • acquiring property
  • digging a pond
  • digging a well
  • buying livestock
  • setting up the marital bed
  • sowing and planting
  • building livestock pens
  • breaking ground for a burial
  • moving the coffin
  • erecting a tombstone

Avoid

  • getting married
  • opening a business
  • moving the hearth fire
  • taking in new household members
  • encoffining
  • taking up office
  • moving into a new home
  • relocating home
  • traveling
  • burial

The auspicious/avoid lists follow the classical almanac rule tables (the twelve day officers and the ecliptic stars), applied mechanically. For entertainment purposes only.

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