Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-05 (Monday)
What a day is suitable for follows from its stems and branches, its day officer and the spirits attending it, so no two days read alike. What is shown here is the traditional calculation, nothing more.
Lunar date and pillars
- Lunar date: Lunar month 11, day 17
- Pillars: 乙巳 · 己丑 · 己卯
- Zodiac: Snake
- Day officer: Full
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Extended Net · Auspicious
Suitable
Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Receive wealth, Dig pond, Repair walls, Marriage, Betrothal gifts, Acquire livestock, Fishing, Install bed
Unsuitable
Construction, Raise beam, Move in, Pray for fortune, Visit the sick, Dig well, Break ground, Install door, Burial, Build stove
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, People Day, Heavenly Shaman, Fortune Virtue, Heavenly Granary, Bu Jiang, Golden Hall, Five Harmony, Precious Light
- Inauspicious spirits: Disaster Sha, Heavenly Fire, Repeat Day
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northeast
- Wealth spirit: Due North
- Fortune spirit: Due North
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Worship, Taoist ritual, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, 见贵, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Open business |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Burial |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Join roof ridge, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |