As to the abstruse sections on numerology, geomancy, the 24 solar terms, and the like, even if they have the inclination to give it a try, they often cannot make heads or tails of it.
換句話說，不少人手邊擁有黃曆，卻可能不曾一顧；尤其對現代都市人而言，翻看的目的，或許只是排排姓名凶吉、算算命中「斤兩」，至於節氣擇吉，五行星宿，即使閒來有心拜讀，也往往莫知所云。