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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.

Vietnamese astrology

What is the Day Pillar in BaZi (Four Pillars)?

Learn about the Day Pillar in BaZi: how to determine it, the role of the Day Stem and Day Branch, and its significance in destiny analysis.

Tet and seasonal rites

When Is Lunar New Year 2027, the Year of the Goat? Holiday Dates and What the Goat Year Means in the Stem-Branch Calendar

Lunar New Year 2027 falls on Saturday, February 6, 2027. Public employees are expected to get 7 consecutive days off, from February 4 through February 10, 2027.

I Ching

The Heavenly Stem Geng , Yin Yang and Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching

Explore the Heavenly Stem Geng: Yang Metal, West direction, autumn season in the I Ching. Analyze characteristics, meanings, and influences of Geng in the Stem-Branch system.

BaZi

What Is Bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny)? Reading Fate Through Eight Characters

An overview of Bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny): four pillars of Year, Month, Day and Hour, each with a Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch, used to analyze fate and the Five Elements.

I Ching

What Is Liu Yao, and Why It Answers Questions That Mei Hua Divination Cannot

Liu Yao reads the six lines of a hexagram with Stem-Branch, Five Elements, Six Relatives and Six Spirits, so it answers who, what, when and how much.

Glossary

What is Bát Tự?

BaZi (also called Four Pillars) is a traditional destiny analysis system based on the four pillars of birth year, month, day, and hour, each consisting of one Heavenly Stem and one Earthly Branch, totaling eight characters, used to analyze the Five Elements and one's fate.

Vietnamese astrology

What is the Hour Pillar in BaZi (Four Pillars)?

Explore the Hour Pillar in BaZi (Four Pillars): its role, how to determine the Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch of the birth hour, and its significance in destiny analysis.

Glossary

What is Thiên Can?

The Heavenly Stems are ten symbols (Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui) in the Stem-Branch system, used to record days, months, years, and hours in East Asian calendrics, each stem associated with a Yin-Yang and Five Elements attribute.

Glossary

What is Địa Chi?

Earthly Branches is a system of 12 symbols (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig) used to mark time, direction, and interactive relationships in East Asian calendrics and the Stem-Branch cycle.

Glossary

What is Nhật Chủ?

The Day Master (Nhật Chủ) is the Heavenly Stem of the Day Pillar in a Four Pillars chart, representing the querent and serving as the central reference point for interpreting the entire chart.

Glossary

What is Thập Thần?

The Ten Gods are ten relationships of generation and control between the Day Master (the heavenly stem of the birth day) and the other stems and branches in a Four Pillars chart, used to interpret personality, career, wealth, and relationships.