Results for "auspicious hours"

Tools (2)

Auspicious hours

See all 12 two-hour blocks for today, which are auspicious for major undertakings and which to avoid, optionally enter...

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)

Date selection

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.

Folk divination

Choosing Auspicious Days for Weddings and Groundbreaking: The Vietnamese Custom of Selecting Lucky Dates

Explore the cultural basis and methods of choosing auspicious days for weddings and groundbreaking in Vietnam: Huang Dao, Zhi, lucky hours, and practical application.

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.

Tet and seasonal rites

First-footing for the 2027 Year of the Goat: how to choose an age, and why every household ends up with a different list

A practical guide to choosing a first-footer for Lunar New Year 2027: how to read the trine and six-harmony groups, pick auspicious hours, and prepare at home.