Lunar 2026 · 3rd Month, 6th Day (三月初六)
谷雨 · Grain Rain (since 2026-04-20)
Year
丙
Yang Fire
午
Horse
Month
壬
Yang Water
辰
Dragon
Day
丙
Yang Fire
寅
Tiger
Hexagram 37 · 家人 — The Family
Upper ☴ 巽 (Wind)
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Lower ☲ 离 (Fire)
23:00–01:00
子时
戊子 · Rat
屯 — Difficulty at the Beginning
Hex 3
青龙 Green Dragon
01:00–03:00
丑时
己丑 · Ox
无妄 — Innocence
Hex 25
明堂 Bright Hall
03:00–05:00
寅时
庚寅 · Tiger
离 — The Clinging
Hex 30
天刑 Heavenly Punishment
05:00–07:00
卯时
辛卯 · Rabbit
中孚 — Inner Truth
Hex 61
朱雀 Red Phoenix
07:00–09:00
辰时
壬辰 · Dragon
大畜 — Great Taming
Hex 26
金匮 Golden Lock
09:00–11:00
巳时
癸巳 · Snake
夬 — Breakthrough
Hex 43
宝光 Precious Light
11:00–13:00
午时
甲午 · Horse
乾 — The Creative
Hex 1
白虎 White Tiger
13:00–15:00
未时
乙未 · Goat
井 — The Well
Hex 48
玉堂 Jade Hall
15:00–17:00
申时
丙申 · Monkey
解 — Deliverance
Hex 40
天牢 Heavenly Jail
17:00–19:00
酉时
丁酉 · Rooster
咸 — Influence
Hex 31
玄武 Black Tortoise
19:00–21:00
戌时
戊戌 · Dog
谦 — Modesty
Hex 15
司命 Life Governor
21:00–23:00
亥时
己亥 · Pig
观 — Contemplation
Hex 20
勾陈 Grappling Hook
开 Day Officer
Open
auspicious
Auspicious for
- Starting new endeavors
- Business openings
- Construction
- Weddings
- Travel
Avoid
- Funerals
参
Shēn
Orion
凶 Inauspicious
白虎 · Western White Tiger
Auspicious for
- Ceremonies & worship
Avoid
- Marriage
- Travel
- Groundbreaking
- Business openings
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Daily Wisdom
The Hearth and the Garden
Today carries the warmth of gathered belonging - a day when the bonds that truly matter reveal their strength. Wind over Fire suggests the gentle circulation of care through relationships that have been tended with patience. This is not about grand gestures or public displays, but the quiet cultivation of trust within your closest circles.
The Fire Tiger day pillar brings confident warmth to this tender energy, while Water Dragon in the month adds depth and wisdom to how you nurture others. In this season of Grain Rain, when seeds swell with promise beneath spring showers, your personal relationships too are ready to flourish under gentle attention. The opening quality of today's officer removes obstacles to intimacy and understanding.
This is a day for domestic harmony in its deepest sense - not merely household peace, but the creation of sanctuary wherever you are. Whether tending actual family ties, chosen family, or the relationship with yourself, approach each interaction as you would tend a garden: with presence, consistency, and faith in gradual growth.
Wind over Fire teaches that true influence moves through patient circulation rather than force. Your words today have the power to kindle warmth that spreads naturally through the rooms and relationships of your life. Listen more than you speak, but when you do speak, let it be with the clarity of flame and the gentleness of spring breeze.
Imagine: Evening light filtering through kitchen windows as hands move in familiar rhythms, preparing a simple meal while voices weave stories of the day just passed.
Tend the hearth; trust the harvest.