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Daily Almanac Monday, December 21, 2026 — Ji Si (己巳)

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

Day Pillar
己巳 · Ji Si
Month pillar
Geng Zi (庚子)
Year stem-branch
Bing Wu (丙午)
Day officer
Hold
Ecliptic star
Black Tortoise
Lunar date
11/13
Chinese Zodiac
Snake

Auspicious for

  • getting married
  • coming-of-age ceremony
  • holding worship
  • praying for blessings
  • seeking offspring
  • holding fasts and rites
  • taking in new household members
  • gathering with relatives and friends
  • felling trees
  • making beams
  • cutting joinery mortises
  • setting up the marital bed
  • digging a well
  • catching pests
  • hunting

Avoid

  • preparing a new grave
  • breaking ground for a burial
  • holding a funeral
  • 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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