December 24, 2027 Chinese Almanac — Ding Chou Day: Do Engagement, Betrothal Gifts, Avoid Breaking Ground (Burial)
Year Ding Wei · Month Ren Zi · Day Ding Chou · Lunar 11/27 · Jia Xu Xun · Void: Shen You
Today's Auspicious & Avoid
Do23 activities (click for this month's dates)
NoAvoid 4 activities
Daily Deity Directions
| Joy God | South · Li (Fire) palace |
|---|---|
| Fortune God | Southeast · Xun (Wind) palace |
| Wealth God | Southwest · Kun (Earth) palace |
| Yang Noble God | Northwest · Qian (Heaven) palace |
| Yin Noble God | West · Dui (Lake) palace |
Positions follow the day stem and are named explicitly; they are not a universal lucky/unlucky direction for every activity.
Double Hours
| Lucky | Yin Hour (03:00-04:59) · Golden Coffer · Mao Hour (05:00-06:59) · Heavenly Virtue · Si Hour (09:00-10:59) · Jade Hall · Shen Hour (15:00-16:59) · Controller of Fate · Xu Hour (19:00-20:59) · Azure Dragon · Hai Hour (21:00-22:59) · Bright Hall · Zi Hour (23:00-23:59) · Azure Dragon |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | Zi Hour (00:00-00:59) · Heavenly Punishment · Chou Hour (01:00-02:59) · Vermilion Bird · Chen Hour (07:00-08:59) · White Tiger · Wu Hour (11:00-12:59) · Heavenly Prison · Wei Hour (13:00-14:59) · Black Tortoise · You Hour (17:00-18:59) · Gou Chen |
Five Elements Strength (Ren Zi month)
Today's Branch Relations
| Clash | Chou Wei Clash | Harmony | Chou Zi Harmony | Punish | Chou Xu Wei Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harm | Chou Wu Harm | Destroy | Chou Chen Destruction |
Ding Chou Day Analysis
The day pillar is Ding Chou, within Jia Xu Xun; the void branches are Shen You, and the day branch is Chou (Earth). The listed branch relations include Chou Wei. They also include Chou Zi.
These are calendar and branch-relation facts. A personal focus line, timing prediction or personal outcome requires an individual hexagram.
Date Selection by Topic
| Topic | Common Liu Yao Reference | Daily Almanac | Deep Dive | This Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | Offspring / Officer | Auspicious: Ancestral Rites, Blessing Prayers | Today's Health → | This month → |
| Career | Officer / Parents | Auspicious: Grand Opening, Signing Contracts, Raising the Beam | Today's Career → | This month → |
| Wealth | Wealth / Offspring | Auspicious: Grand Opening, Signing Contracts | Today's Wealth → | This month → |
| Love | Officer / Wealth | Auspicious: Engagement, Setting Up the Bed | Today's Love → | This month → |
| Travel | Self Line / Offspring | Auspicious: Relocation, Travel | Today's Travel → | This month → |
| Feng Shui | Parents / Self Line | Auspicious: Setting Up the Bed, Moving into a New Home, Relocation, Renovation, Groundbreaking, Raising the Beam, Ancestral Rites | Today's Feng Shui → | This month → |
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Days This Month
Daily Focus
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- Today's Travel Deep Dive In-depth topic analysis
- Chou Earth Focus · 2027 Strong and weak months
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- January 2027 Year in review
- Branch Relations The 12-branch relation table