What are the good hours on April 30, 2026?

Chou 01:00–03:00, Wei 13:00–15:00, Yin 03:00–05:00. The Nobleman hours come from the day stem, and the Yellow Path hours from the day branch.

What is April 30, 2026 good for?

Good for clearing out old things, ending something; better not weddings, signing contracts, opening a business.

Which zodiac sign does April 30, 2026 clash with?

It clashes with people born in the year of the Dragon; the sha direction is North.

Almanac › Thursday

April 30 · ThuLunar 3/14Jia Xu day · 破 day

Bumps happen easily; take a little more care out and about and with your hands.

Your own good hours

Good hours this day

Good hours this day8 of 12

★ Chou 01:00–03:00Help comes easily: asking for help, reaching the person who can unblock you, the hard conversation
★ Wei 13:00–15:00Help comes easily: asking for help, reaching the person who can unblock you, the hard conversation
Yin 03:00–05:00arranging, delegating, handing things on
Chen 07:00–09:00beginnings, going out, meeting people
Si 09:00–11:00discussions, signing, submitting
Shen 15:00–17:00money, collecting, placing orders
You 17:00–19:00asking favours, making peace, good deeds
Hai 21:00–23:00reading, writing, quiet work

Read from the day's stem and branch, so they are the same for everyone. Your own hours come from your BaZi chart.

Good for, better notthe almanac says take a little more care

Good forclearing out old things, ending something
Hold off onweddings, signing contracts, opening a business
People born in the year of the DragonToday runs opposite to people born in the year of the Dragon; big things can wait for another day. If you are breaking ground or moving heavy things, avoid working toward the North.

The twelve double-hours

The six coloured hours are the ones the almanac calls good; the other six are ordinary. ★ marks the hours when help tends to come.

Zi23:00–01:00an ordinary hour, nothing to pick it for 天牢 · Black Path
★ Chou01:00–03:00asking for help, reaching the person who can unblock you, the hard conversation 玄武 · Black Path
Yin03:00–05:00arranging, delegating, handing things on 司命 · Yellow Path
Mao05:00–07:00an ordinary hour, nothing to pick it for 勾陳 · Black Path
Chen07:00–09:00beginnings, going out, meeting people 青龍 · Yellow Path
Si09:00–11:00discussions, signing, submitting 明堂 · Yellow Path
Wu11:00–13:00an ordinary hour, nothing to pick it for 天刑 · Black Path
★ Wei13:00–15:00asking for help, reaching the person who can unblock you, the hard conversation 朱雀 · Black Path
Shen15:00–17:00money, collecting, placing orders 金匱 · Yellow Path
You17:00–19:00asking favours, making peace, good deeds 天德 · Yellow Path
Xu19:00–21:00an ordinary hour, nothing to pick it for 白虎 · Black Path
Hai21:00–23:00reading, writing, quiet work 玉堂 · Yellow Path

Solar terms

Grain Rain 穀雨Now in Grain Rain 穀雨, since April 20 at 09:39 AM
Start of Summer 立夏Next: Start of Summer 立夏, May 5 at 07:49 PM

Stems and branchesNayin 山頭火

This is how the almanac itself writes the day: two characters each for year, month and day, plus the day officer on duty. The good hours and do’s and don’ts above are all looked up from these.

YearBing Wu
MonthRen Chen
DayJia Xu
破 dayPo, Break: the day branch stands opposite the month branch, which the almanac calls the month break. Fine for demolishing and ending; not for starting anything large.
白虎White Tiger on duty: collisions come easily; take a little more care going out and working with your hands.

FromThe day's officer, spirit, clash and nayin come from tables on the month and day branches. Good hours: Nobleman hours from the day stem, the twelve Yellow and Black Path spirits from the day branch. Solar terms are the observatory's timetable; the lunar date is ICU's Chinese calendar. Times are Taipei time (UTC+8).

Peng Zu's taboosJia Xu

Old Chinese almanacs list two customs for every day: one from the day's stem, one from its branch, the same for everyone. The Qing court almanac files them as habits handed down rather than reasoned rules. Each line in the original goes on to say what happens if you ignore it; only the first four characters are printed here. The line for xu days is about an old eating habit that has no place in life today, so it is left out. Whether to follow them is up to you.

甲不開倉On a jia day the granary was not opened to lend grain. Read today as: dipping into savings or lending a large sum can wait for another day.

FromQinding Xieji Bianfang Shu (1739), vol. 35, appendix on the hundred taboo days.

Your own good hours

Everything above is the same for everyone. Sign in and make a profile, and a second row appears that is yours alone: hours worked out from your BaZi day stem and the elements your chart favours. An hour lit on both rows is your good hour.

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