What time and direction to leave on the first day of the year of Mau Tuat?
This year, the first day of Tet is Friday, February 16, the day of Ky Mao. The good direction to travel on this day is the direction of the God of Joy: Northeast.
In the methods of choosing auspicious hours of the art of geomancy (choosing auspicious days and hours), the hour of Quy Nhan Dang Thien Mon is considered the best hour. This is the hour of Than Tang Sat An, meaning that the good God appears and the bad God disappears. On the first day of Tet this year, the hour of Quy Nhan Dang Thien Mon (the best hour for going out or doing other things) is Dan hour (3-5am), next you can choose Mao hour (5-7am), Ngo hour (11am-1pm), Mui hour (1pm-3pm).
How to determine the Northeast direction of your house:
First use a compass to determine the direction of your house, then find out how to go to the Northwest.
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1. North facing house
Leave the house, go straight, until you see an intersection (100 meters from your house for example) then turn right, go another 100 meters then stop. That point is located to the northeast of your house.
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2. House facing Northeast
Leave the house, go straight, you are already going in the Northeast direction.
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3. East-facing house
Leave the house, go straight, when you see an intersection (say 100m from your house), turn left, go another 100m and stop. That point is to the northeast of your house.
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4. House facing Southeast
Leave the house, turn left, you are already going in the Northeast direction.
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5. South-facing house
Leave the house, turn left, when you see an intersection (say 100 meters from your house), turn left again, go another 100 meters and stop. That point is to the northeast of your house.
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6. House facing Southwest
Find a place that is directly behind your house, in the Northeast direction from where you live.
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7. West-facing house
Leave the house, turn right, when you come to an intersection (200 meters from your house for example), then turn right again and go another 200 meters and stop. That point is to the northeast of your house.
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8. House facing Northwest
Leave the house, turn right, you are already going in the Northeast direction.
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Once you reach the location in the northeast as instructed, return home. You have now completed your journey in the northeast direction.