Results for "auspicious day"

Tools (1)

Wedding date picker

Rank every day in the range you choose by auspicious hours, each partner's own suitability, and months folk custom...

Knowledge articles (4)

How to Read Auspicious Hours (Gio Hoang Dao) in a Day

An explanation of the 12 two-hour blocks in a traditional Vietnamese day, how auspicious/inauspicious hours are determined, and notes on applying them to travel or store-opening timing.

Tet and seasonal rites

Choosing Auspicious Times and Directions for the First Outing of the Year: The Lucky Customs of Tet's First Day

Discover the meaning, methods of choosing auspicious times and directions for the first outing and calligraphy of the new year in Vietnamese customs, along with taboos to note on Tet's first day.

Date selection

How to Read Good and Bad Days in the Traditional Vietnamese Almanac

A basic guide to reading good and bad days in the traditional Vietnamese almanac: day Stems-and-Branches, Yellow/Black Path days, and factors to cross-check.

Glossary

What is Giờ hoàng đạo?

Auspicious hours are six two-hour time slots in a day, based on the twelve Earthly Branches, regarded in folk calendrical practice as favorable times for beginning important undertakings.