The most lucky hours today are: ZI (11 pm – midnight), YIN (3 – 5 am), MAO (5 – 7 am), SI (9 – 11 am), WEI (1 – 3 pm), SHEN (3 – 5 pm), YOU (5 – 7 pm), HAI (9 – 11 pm). Lucky hours include: CHEN (7 – 9 am). Unlucky hours include: WU (11 am – 1 pm), ZI (midnight – 1 am). The most unlucky hours today are: CHOU (1 – 3 am), XU (7 – 9 pm).
ZI early
11 pm – midnight
⬤⬤very favorable
CHOU
1 – 3 am
⬤⬤adverse
YIN
3 – 5 am
⬤⬤very favorable
MAO
5 – 7 am
⬤⬤very favorable
CHEN
7 – 9 am
⬤favorable
SI
9 – 11 am
⬤⬤very favorable
WU
11 am – 1 pm
⬤somewhat adverse
WEI
1 – 3 pm
⬤⬤very favorable
SHEN
3 – 5 pm
⬤⬤very favorable
YOU
5 – 7 pm
⬤⬤very favorable
XU
7 – 9 pm
⬤⬤adverse
HAI
9 – 11 pm
⬤⬤very favorable
ZI late
midnight – 1 am
⬤somewhat adverse
Lunar Festival
FESTIVAL OF DUAN-WU ("Begin-Summer") or DUAN-YANG ("Head-of-the-YANG"), the Dragon-boat Festival, including herbal baths, charms, and rites for expelling illness, and, of course, Dragon-boat races. EARTH FESTIVAL: offerings are made to the Earth Deities. (Double Five is an appropriate day: five is the number of the Center, whose phase is Earth.)