How to Pick a Lucky Day and Hour to Sign a Contract with Qi Men Dun Jia
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Choosing a signing time is one of the oldest uses of Qi Men Dun Jia. The method below is the one Qimena’s tools follow, so you can check every step.
1. Know which symbols matter
| Symbol | What it stands for in a deal |
|---|---|
| Open Gate | The deal itself, opening a venture, official approval |
| Life Gate | Profit, the money the deal brings in |
| Heaven-plate Wu | Capital and investment |
| Harmony (deity) | Agreement and partnership; useful when the contract is a partnership |
For an ordinary sales or service contract, read the Life Gate and Open Gate palaces first. For an investment, add Wu. For a partnership, add Harmony.
2. What a good hour looks like
Look at the palaces of those symbols in each candidate hour:
- High palace score. On Qimena, a palace scoring 75 or more is favorable; 45 or less is unfavorable (how scores work).
- Not void. A void palace means the matter “comes to nothing” or is delayed.
- No Punish or Pressed mark. Punish suggests disputes or obstruction; Pressed means the gate’s good effect is held back.
- Not a Five Non-Encounters Hour. Tradition says to stay quiet in that hour.
- Bonus patterns. Flying Bird Drops into the Nest or Green Dragon Returns Its Head anywhere on the board is a plus.
3. Steps
- List the candidate days you can actually sign on.
- Cast the chart for each double-hour of those days on local True Solar Time. On Qimena, choose “a chosen date and time” when casting, or use the 30-day date plan, which scans every double-hour for you and lists the ten best windows for wealth or career.
- Compare the focus palaces with the checklist above and keep the top two or three hours.
- Pick the direction. At the chosen hour, sit facing the favorable direction (the highest-scoring palace). The board’s Direction finder points to it on a phone.
4. When the other side is abroad
The chart is cast for a place and a moment. If you sign in New York and the other party signs in Shanghai, cast your chart on New York’s True Solar Time; their chart would use Shanghai’s. You cannot make both perfect, so time it for the party whose outcome you care about.
5. Keep it in proportion
Timing is a tie-breaker, not a substitute for due diligence. A good hour will not fix bad terms, and a so-so hour will not ruin good ones. Read the contract, get advice where you need it, then use timing to choose among options you are already happy with.
FAQ
Which time zone counts when the other party is in another country?
Use where you sign. If both sign remotely, use the place of the party whose decision you are asking about, usually yourself. Cast on that place's True Solar Time (why).
What if the signing date is already set?
Then pick the best hour on that date and the favorable direction to sit facing. Timing helps at the margin; the terms of the contract matter far more.
Does e-signing count?
Yes. Take the moment you submit your signature as the signing moment.