Is August 17, 2027 a good day?
August 17, 2027 is a Wù Chén 戊辰 day under the Success (成 Chéng) officer in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition. Classical sources grade it suitable for opening for business and weddings and unsuitable for lawsuits and disputes. People born in Dog years meet this day's clash and traditionally wait.
戊辰 Wù Chén
August 17, 2027 · Tuesday
- Day Officer (建除)
- Success 成 Chéng
- 28 Mansion (二十八宿)
- Wings 翼 Yì
- Day Master element
- Yang Earth
- Clash animal (沖)
- Dog 戌 Xū
- Year pillar (年柱)
- 丁未 Dīng Wèi · Fire Goat
- Solar month (節)
- Start of Autumn 立秋 Lì Qiū
Suitable (宜 yí)
- 開市 opening for business
- 嫁娶 weddings
- 入宅 moving into a home
- 竣工 completing construction
Avoid (忌 jì)
- 訴訟 lawsuits and disputes
Reading August 17, 2027
In the almanac tradition, August 17, 2027 carries the day pillar 戊辰 (Wù Chén), a Yang Earth day whose Day Officer is Success (成 Chéng), the completing officer, which classical sources grade among the most favourable for weddings, openings, and moving in. The classical sources describe the officer as the first sort in any date grade, the kind of motion the day carries before any personal chart is considered. The full cycle is set out in our guide to the Twelve Day Officers, and the page it is printed on is explained in the Tong Shu almanac guide.
The 通勝 (Tōng Shèng) lists this day as a yellow path (黃道 huáng dào) day, broadly favourable, with the 28 Mansion star Wings (翼 Yì) overhead. Its clash falls on the Dog: people born in Dog years meet the clash (沖 chōng) here and traditionally keep the day routine.
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Is August 17, 2027 an auspicious day in the Chinese almanac?
August 17, 2027 is graded a yellow path day (黃道日 huáng dào rì) in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition, the grade published almanacs mark as broadly favourable. Classical sources list the day as suitable for opening for business and weddings. A generic grade still cannot see any individual birth chart. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
Who should be cautious on August 17, 2027?
People born in Dog years meet the clash (沖 chōng) on August 17, 2027: the day branch 辰 stands directly opposite 戌 Xū, the Dog branch. Classical sources treat a personal clash day as one for routine work rather than weddings, moves, or openings. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
What does the Success officer mean on August 17, 2027?
On August 17, 2027 the Day Officer is Success (成 Chéng), the completing officer, which classical sources grade among the most favourable for weddings, openings, and moving in. The Twelve Day Officers (建除十二神 jiàn chú shí èr shén) rotate with the day and month branches, and this day's almanac entry lists opening for business and weddings among its suitable activities.
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