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Daily Almanac Sunday, March 8, 2026 — Xin Si (辛巳)

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

Day Pillar
辛巳 · Xin Si
Month pillar
Xin Mao (辛卯)
Year stem-branch
Bing Wu (丙午)
Day officer
Full
Ecliptic star
Vermilion Bird
Lunar date
1/20
Chinese Zodiac
Snake

Auspicious for

  • consecrating objects
  • sculpting and painting idols
  • seeking offspring
  • presenting betrothal gifts
  • cutting garments
  • sewing the bed curtains
  • coming-of-age ceremony
  • installing machinery
  • making beams
  • cutting joinery mortises
  • hanging doors
  • setting up the marital bed
  • building storehouses
  • holding worship
  • gathering with relatives and friends
  • praying for blessings
  • giving meridian treatments
  • receiving payments
  • opening a business
  • signing contracts
  • trading
  • starting school
  • having a haircut
  • setting up the sawyers' trestle

Avoid

  • traveling
  • holding fasts and rites
  • burial
  • getting married

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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