Child's birth year by parents' ages
Which birth year, month and hour suit the parents' ages, by folk belief.
Results for "hexagram by time"
Traditional systems
StartCast a hexagram
Toss three coins six times for a hexagram, then read its meaning.
Auspicious hours
Which hours of the day are good, which to avoid, and which suit you.
Ask the coins
Cast a hexagram for something on your mind: smooth or still stuck?
The 64 hexagrams
Tap the 64-hexagram table to see each figure, meaning and six lines.
Casting a Mai Hoa hexagram from the lunar year, month, day, and hour: formulas, a full worked example, and the points where books still differ
Mai Hoa Dịch Số casts a hexagram from the lunar year, month, day, and hour: divide by 8 for the trigrams and by 6 for the moving line.
Which Hexagrams Are Derived From One Hexagram: Changing Hexagram, Nuclear Hexagram, Opposite Hexagram, Reversed Hexagram, and How to Read by the Number of Moving Lines
From one I Ching hexagram come the changing, nuclear, opposite and reversed hexagrams. Each is built differently, and moving lines guide the reading.
Can I Hold the Opening Ceremony in the Afternoon, and How Did Tradition Choose the Ritual Hour?
An afternoon opening ceremony is fine: almanacs judge the day first, and every day has at least one hoàng đạo hour between 1 PM and 7 PM.
Hexagram 35 Fire Over Earth (Jin, 晉): Advancing, Rising, and the Six Line Texts of the I Ching
Hexagram 35 Fire Over Earth (Jin) in the I Ching: the sun rising above the earth, a sign of advancing and being recognized.
Methods of Casting an I Ching Hexagram: Yarrow Stalks, Three Coins, Number-Based and Time-Based Casting, and Why Each Method Gives Different Moving-Line Probabilities
Four ways to cast an I Ching hexagram, yarrow stalks, three coins, number-based and time-based, and why each gives different moving-line odds.
The Hexagram of the Day According to Quái khí: What Are Six Days and Seven Parts and the Four Cardinal Hexagrams?
Quái khí maps the 60 hexagrams onto 365 days by the method of Mạnh Hỷ and Kinh Phòng, each ruling six days and seven parts.
Hexagram 38 Hỏa Trạch Khuê (睽): Meaning of Separation, Difference, and Line-by-Line Explanation
Hexagram 38 Hỏa Trạch Khuê in the I Ching concerns separation and difference. It explains the Judgment, the Image, and the six line texts.
What Does Hexagram 33, Thiên Sơn Độn (遯), Say About Retreating at the Right Time? Structure, Judgment, Six Line Texts, and Lessons
Hexagram 33, Thiên Sơn Độn, covers timely retreat: the Qian and Gen trigrams, the Judgment, the six line texts, and lessons on preserving oneself.
What Does Hexagram 62, Thunder Over Mountain (Lei Shan Xiao Guo), Say About a Time When a Slight Excess Is Permitted, in Small Matters?
Hexagram 62, Lei Shan Xiao Guo: small matters succeed, great matters do not. The Judgment, the Image and the six lines on a time to yield.
Hexagram 46 Dìa Fēng Shēng (Địa Phong Thăng): Rising Step by Step Like a Tree Growing from the Earth, with the Judgment, the Image, and the Six Line Texts
Hexagram 46 Địa Phong Thăng in the I Ching describes gradual ascent and small efforts accumulating into something great.
Traditional Ancestral Worship Trays by Region
Vietnamese ancestral worship trays reflect regional character: the North favors formality, the Central region is lavish, and the South is simple yet refined.
In what order should you read a Kinh Dịch hexagram: hexagram name, hexagram text, the six line texts, then the Thoán Commentary, Great Image, Small Image, and Văn Ngôn
A Kinh Dịch hexagram stacks several layers of text: name, hexagram text, six line texts, then the Thoán, Great Image, Small Image, and Văn Ngôn.
How does Bát Trạch assess desk direction by age?
Bát Trạch derives a personal trigram from birth year and gender, then matches it to eight directions to choose a desk orientation, with measuring tips.
Feng Shui / Birthstones by Zodiac Sign: A Basic Guide
Gemstones tied to each Western zodiac sign and the symbolic meanings behind them, based on Western astrological tradition blended with gemstone customs.
What Is the Shan Ze Sun Hexagram (Hexagram 41, 損)? Decreasing to Gain, the Judgment Text and the Six Line Texts
Shan Ze Sun, hexagram 41 of the I Ching, holds that what is below decreases so what is above gains. Its Judgment, Image and six line texts are covered here.
Auspicious Plants by Destiny: Which Plants Should Each Element Grow According to the Five Elements?
Five Elements feng shui assigns each plant its own element, not always Wood. See how to determine a plant's element and pick one that suits your destiny.
Hexagram 39 Thủy Sơn Kiển: Meaning of Hardship, the Judgment, the Six Lines, and the Lessons
Hexagram 39 Thủy Sơn Kiển describes a time when the road ahead is blocked, covering the Judgment, the six lines, and the lessons of hardship.
How long is the mourning period? Mourning terms and attire by kinship
How long is mourning, and which mourning dress goes with each degree of kinship? The rules in three old Vietnamese ritual books, up to trừ phục.
Zodiac Signs and Personality by the 4 Elements: Fire/Earth/Air/Water
Fire, Earth, Air and Water are the four elements that classify the 12 zodiac signs in Western astrology, each with its own energy and motivation.
What Does Hexagram 31, Trạch Sơn Hàm (咸, ䷞), Say About Mutual Attraction Between Two People, and Why Does the Lower Canon Open With This Hexagram?
Hexagram 31, Trạch Sơn Hàm, opens the I Ching's Lower Canon and traces mutual attraction through six lines, from the big toe to the tongue.
Do Two People Born at the Same Time Share the Same Fate? What the London 'Time Twins' Study Says
The 1958 London 'time twins' study tracked over two thousand people born minutes apart and found none of the similarity Western astrology predicts for them.
Naming a Child by the Five Elements and Parents' Ages: What Is Considered?
Vietnamese folk naming by the Five Elements and parents' ages: the ngũ hành basis, tương sinh tương khắc, and key cautions when choosing a child's name.
Rija Nâgar of the Cham: the New Year festival by the Cham calendar
Rija Nâgar is the main new year rite of the Brahmanist Chăm: a prayer for good rain and harvest and a sending off of the misfortunes of the old year.
What Do The Sun and The Moon Side by Side in Tarot Say?
Placing The Sun beside The Moon contrasts the light and dark poles of the Major Arcana. What Waite wrote, how the pair is read today, and its limits.
Rain Praying Ceremony of the Cơ Ho Cil People by Lang Biang Mountain
The Nho Dong rain praying ceremony of the Cơ Ho Cil people near Lang Biang Mountain asks Yang for favorable weather and abundant harvests.
Decoding the Qian Hexagram in the I Ching: Structure and Lessons
The Qian hexagram in the I Ching has Earth below and Mountain above, and all six lines are auspicious. Its structure teaches humility.
Decoding Hexagram 19 (Lin) in the I Ching - Structure and Lessons
Hexagram 19 (Lin) in the I Ching: its lines, the Earth and Lake trigrams, and lessons on leadership, nurturing, and sustainable growth.
What Is Business Compatibility by Age and How to Choose an Age-Compatible Partner?
Business compatibility by age compares partners' birth years via Nạp Âm, Tứ Hóa and Tử Vi palace positions, covering principles, schools and practical use.
How the Word 'Tam Linh' Changed Meaning, and What Researchers Mean by 'Spiritual Tourism'
Vietnam's 'tam linh' shifted from 20th-century dictionary meanings, and researchers now define 'spiritual tourism' through the post-Doi Moi religious market.
Housewarming Ritual (Nhập Trạch) for a New Home: Offerings and Step-by-Step Procedure
A guide to the Vietnamese housewarming ritual (nhập trạch): the offerings and each step in order, from the auspicious date to moving in.
Hexagram 23 (Bo / Splitting Apart) - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Hexagram 23 (Bo / Splitting Apart) in the I Ching: the mountain over the earth, stripping and decline, and lessons on yielding and waiting for recovery.
Hexagram 25 (Wu Wang / Innocence) - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Hexagram 25 (Wu Wang / Innocence) in the I Ching: its image, judgment and meaning, plus how integrity and sincerity apply in life, career and spirituality.
Hexagram 30 Thuần Ly (離, ䷝): Clinging and Illuminating in the I Ching
Hexagram 30 Thuần Ly in the I Ching explores clinging and illuminating. It covers the structure, judgment, six line texts, and the image.
Hexagram 27 (Shan Lei Yi): Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Explore Hexagram 27 (Shan Lei Yi) in the I Ching, from its structure and philosophy on nurturing body and mind to practical applications in modern life.
Why Does Vietnamese Tet Sometimes Differ from Chinese New Year by a Day or Even a Whole Month?
Vietnamese and Chinese Tet differ because the new moon is calculated in different time zones and leap months follow different rules.
What Time Is the Hour of the Rat? A Table Converting the 12 Traditional Watch-Hours (十二時辰) to Clock Time
The Hour of the Rat runs from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. A table of all 12 watch-hours in clock time, plus the two ways of setting the day boundary at midnight.
What steps does the bốc mộ cải táng ritual involve? Customs and interpretations by region
The steps of bốc mộ cải táng as Phan Kế Bính records them: telling the ancestors, opening the grave, gathering the bones and reburial; current rules.
What Is Chu Công giải mộng, and Is It Really by the Duke of Zhou?
Chu Công giải mộng is an anonymous folk dream-interpretation book, not the Duke of Zhou's work. This piece covers its origins, structure, and how to read it.
How to Arrange the Year-End Tất Niên Offering Tray: A Step-by-Step Guide
A step-by-step guide to preparing offerings and arranging the Year-End Tất Niên tray per Vietnamese customs, with the prayer and key notes.
What Is Huyền Vũ in Lục Hào and How Is It Placed by Day Stem?
Huyền Vũ, one of the six lục thú of Lục Hào: how it is placed by the day stem, and where Tăng san bốc dịch mentions it, written there as 元武.
Wardrobe by Element
Open a wardrobe matched to your element: which colours suit you.
Daily hexagram by the Gua Qi method, 1900 to 2100
Every solar day from 1900 to 2100 with its ruling hexagram under the Gua Qi method (six days seven parts), the line ruling the day, the position in the sixty-hexagram cycle, the winter solstice anchor and the minutes elapsed since it, the solar term and the cardinal hexagram line for that term. Enough to recompute every row independently.