What are the good hours on September 3, 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 September 3, 2026 good for?

Good for opening a business, weddings, starting school, moving, signing contracts; better not arguments.

Which zodiac sign does September 3, 2026 clash with?

It clashes with people born in the year of the Dog; the sha direction is South.

Almanac › Thursday

September 3 · ThuLunar 7/22Geng Chen day · 成 day

Good for money matters: collecting, saving, placing orders.

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 calls it a smooth day

Good foropening a business, weddings, starting school, moving, signing contracts
Hold off onarguments
People born in the year of the DogToday runs opposite to people born in the year of the Dog; big things can wait for another day. If you are breaking ground or moving heavy things, avoid working toward the South.

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

End of Heat 處暑Now in End of Heat 處暑, since August 23 at 10:19 AM
White Dew 白露Next: White Dew 白露, September 7 at 10:41 PM

Stems and branchesNayin 白蠟金

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
MonthBing Shen
DayGeng Chen
成 dayCheng, Complete, is the day things get done — the one the almanac most often picks for big occasions.
金匱Golden Coffer on duty: money and keeping — collecting, saving, placing orders.

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 taboosGeng Chen

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.

庚不經絡On a geng day the warp was not set on the loom, so no weaving was begun. Today: a long piece of handwork is not started on this day.
辰不哭泣On a chen day weeping was avoided. Today it mostly comes up only when choosing a date for a funeral.

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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