Yin Yang Error

One of the difficult concepts when choosing an auspicious date is the Yin-Yang Error. "Yin-Yang Error" in Chinese sounds like: 陰差陽錯 (yin chua yang chuo, yin сhua yang chuo) and more accurately it can be translated as: "Yin-Yang mismatch".

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In choosing dates, the Yin-Yang Error rule means that a person (regardless of gender), depending on the polarity of the Heavenly Pillar of the year of birth, should avoid days with a certain pair of gan-zhi (Heavenly Pillar - Earthly Branch) for taking important actions. This is especially true for personal matters, communication with other people, such days can bring difficulties in relationships, misunderstandings in the family and between loved ones.

Therefore, on days with the Yin-Yang Error, it is not recommended to meet with friends, visit guests, reconsider relationships, get married, propose, ask for forgiveness, arrange a conversation for reconciliation, romantic dates or weddings. Moving to a new home has a special meaning in Chinese culture, so when choosing a date for moving, it is especially important to avoid days with the "Yin-Yang Error". Many Chinese metaphysical systems pay significant attention to the issue of moving to a new house, they have developed special methods exclusively for determining the favorable time for moving. This indicates how important this moment is considered, it can greatly affect the future life and luck of the family.

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The Yin-Yang Error 陰差陽錯 consists of two parts: the Yin error (陰錯) and the Yang error (陽錯). That is, a person born in a year with a Yang Heavenly Pillar will be influenced by the yang error, and a person born in a year with a yin Heavenly Pillar will be influenced by the Yin error.

How to calculate days with the "Yin-Yang Error"? The desired gan-zhi pair of the day depends on the monthly Earthly Branch, which we find in the Xia calendar. For example, if a person was born in the year of Yang Earth (戊) and he intends to move to his new home in November when Hai (亥) reigns, then he should be careful and avoid the day with the Gui Hai (癸亥) pillar. 

Since the Yang Heavenly Pillar can only "mate" with the Yang Earthly Branch, this allows people to find their "Errors" by the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. That is, people born in the years of the Rat, Tiger, Dragon, Horse, Monkey, and Dog may encounter problems due to the Yang Error, while those born in the years of the Ox, Rabbit, Snake, Goat, Rooster, and Pig may experience problems due to the Yin Error. This allows one to simply consider one's Chinese zodiac sign when choosing an auspicious date for important events, such as moving to a new home.