Auspicious Date Selection – 择日

Choosing The Perfect Day Life’s Milestones

Our Chinese ancestors believed that there is a perfect time to perform a particular activity by building on the foundational theory that gave rise to BaZi and FengShui, which actually has a lot to do with astronomy. Through the observation of the laws of nature and astronomy, people in ancient China derived a system where they were able to pin-point certain days of the year where events somehow are able to proceed extremely smoothly in order to kick-off an important life event successfully and in good spirits.

There are several techniques for auspicious date selection. The most common ones are:

1) 万年通书

2) 八门吉凶法

3) 日时捷法

4) 祭神祈福择日法

The principles for auspicious date selection (择日) reflect our ancestors belief of ‘unison with the Heavens’ (天人合一) :

1) 以天时相应 － Avoiding bad weather, which directly affects our mood.

2) 讲究地理 － Geographical conditions, especially with the belief that you shouldn’t do renovations in the sector where the Grand Duke is commonly known as 太岁头上动土。

3) 人和为重－ Establishing good relations with other people on that important day and ensuring a positive atmosphere.

4) 契合无行 － No clashes should appear on the BaZi chart of the person on that particular day.