In Chinese metaphysics, timing is as important as action. Certain days carry unstable or harmful qi and are traditionally avoided for important events, Feng Shui work, and major life decisions. Below is a clear guide to the key dates to avoid and how they differ, along with guidance on spring cleaning and resuming work.
Yang Gong Disaster Days
Yang Gong Disaster Days are universally regarded as no Feng Shui activity days. On these dates, practitioners avoid Feng Shui audits, activations, rituals, renovations, and all major undertakings.
A well-known historical account links these days to Yang Gong, a respected metaphysician of ancient China. Metaphysics was closely guarded knowledge and seen as a threat to imperial authority. Under the guise of a Thanksgiving banquet, the emperor invited leading masters to the palace. The wine served was poisoned, leading to the death of Yang Gong and others.
In remembrance, 13 dates were marked in the Chinese calendar as unsuitable for metaphysical activities. Today, these dates are avoided for rituals, Feng Shui work, grand openings, and important life events.
Four Extinct Days
Four Extinct Days represent the complete exhaustion of qi before a new cycle begins. The energy is weak, empty, and lacks continuity.
These days are not suitable for starting new ventures, business launches, marriages, investments, or medical procedures. Matters begun on these days tend to fail to sustain or endure.
Separate Days
Separate Days carry qi related to separation, endings, and detachment. The energy naturally pulls things apart rather than bringing them together.
Avoid weddings, partnerships, reconciliations, collaborations, and long-term agreements. Events initiated on Separate Days may later dissolve or drift apart.
Master Killing Days
Luo Hou Days, also called Master Killing Days, are not suitable for Feng Shui work or major life activations. These days carry hidden danger, obstruction, and delayed consequences.
Avoid the following on Luo Hou Days
Feng Shui audits, activations, and cures
Grand openings and business launches
Marriage and engagement ceremonies
Bed setup and moving into a new bed
Burial and ancestral matters
Trading and speculative activities
Receiving payments or collecting money
Taking on a new job role, position, or official post
Even if things seem fine at first, problems often surface later in more complex ways.
Eclipse Days
Eclipse days mark powerful celestial resets. While transformative, they are unstable and unpredictable.
Avoid major decisions, contract signing, launches, and medical procedures on eclipse days and ideally a few days before and after.
Good Days for Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning before the Chinese New Year is encouraged to remove stagnant qi and prepare for renewal. Timing matters.
Avoid spring cleaning on Yang Gong Disaster Days, Four Extinct Days, Separate Days, Luo Hou Days, and Eclipse Days. Cleaning on unstable dates may remove supportive qi instead of stagnant energy.
Good Days to Resume Work
The day you resume work sets the energetic tone for the year. Selecting auspicious dates supports smoother workflow, stable income, and harmonious relationships.
Avoid resuming work on Yang Gong Disaster Days, Four Extinct Days, Separate Days, Luo Hou Days, and Eclipse Days. Starting work on supportive dates aligns effort with favorable outcomes.
Date selection is not about fear. It is about alignment. When timing supports action, life flows with less resistance and greater stability.