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通勝 Tōng Shèng

May 4, 2027 in the Chinese Almanac

Tuesday, a Guǐ Wèi (癸未) day graded black path (黑道) under the Balance () officer.

Master Wei Lin

By Master Wei Lin · Updated August 3, 2026

Chinese Metaphysics Scholar

Deterministic day pillar, officer, and 28 Mansion facts · Checkable against any published 通勝

Is May 4, 2027 a good day?

May 4, 2027 is a Guǐ Wèi 癸未 day under the Balance (平 Píng) officer in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition. Classical sources grade it suitable for repairing walls and fences and leveling paths and roads and unsuitable for opening for business. People born in Ox years meet this day's clash and traditionally wait.

癸未 Guǐ Wèi

May 4, 2027 · Tuesday

黑道 Black Path
Day Officer (建除)
Balance 平 Píng
28 Mansion (二十八宿)
Tail 尾 Wěi
Day Master element
Yin Water
Clash animal (沖)
Ox 丑 Chǒu
Year pillar (年柱)
丁未 Dīng Wèi · Fire Goat
Solar month (節)
Clear and Bright 清明 Qīng Míng

Suitable (宜 yí)

  • 修飾垣牆 repairing walls and fences
  • 平治道塗 leveling paths and roads

Avoid (忌 jì)

  • 開市 opening for business
  • 安床 setting up the bed
Interpretation

Reading May 4, 2027

In the almanac tradition, May 4, 2027 carries the day pillar 癸未 (Guǐ Wèi), a Yin Water day whose Day Officer is Balance ( Píng), the leveling officer, which classical sources reserve for ordinary maintenance and steady, unremarkable work. 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 black path (黑道 hēi dào) day, reserved for routine matters, with the 28 Mansion star Tail ( Wěi) overhead. Its clash falls on the Ox: people born in Ox years meet the clash (沖 chōng) here and traditionally keep the day routine.

Every fact on this page is deterministic and can be checked against any published almanac. What a generic grade cannot see is your own chart. Read your Four Pillars with the free BaZi calculator, and when a real date matters, a personalized selection from $19 runs every check against the chart itself. For a rolling year of your favourable and avoid days, the Yearly Personal Calendar covers 12 months at once. This is a pattern, not a verdict.

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Is May 4, 2027 an auspicious day in the Chinese almanac?

May 4, 2027 is graded a black path day (黑道日 hēi dào rì) in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition, a grade published almanacs reserve for routine matters rather than launches. Classical sources still list it as workable for repairing walls and fences and leveling paths and roads. This is a pattern, not a verdict.

Who should be cautious on May 4, 2027?

People born in Ox years meet the clash (沖 chōng) on May 4, 2027: the day branch 未 stands directly opposite 丑 Chǒu, the Ox 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 Balance officer mean on May 4, 2027?

On May 4, 2027 the Day Officer is Balance (平 Píng), the leveling officer, which classical sources reserve for ordinary maintenance and steady, unremarkable work. 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 repairing walls and fences and leveling paths and roads among its suitable activities.

About this tool

This tool is based on the classical Chinese almanac (通勝 Tōng Shèng) tradition. Results are deterministic, the same inputs always produce the same output, but the traditional systems themselves have not been validated by modern science.

Almanac facts (day pillar, Day Officer, 28 Mansion star, clash animal) are deterministic and checkable against any published 通勝. Grades describe traditional favourability, never guarantees of outcome. Master Wei Lin is a stylized editorial persona representing a composite of classical Chinese metaphysics scholarship.

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