Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-09 (Friday)
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 21
- Pillars: 乙巳 · 己丑 · 癸未
- Zodiac: Snake
- Day officer: Break
- Attending spirit: Black Tortoise · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Neck · Inauspicious
Suitable
Demolish house, Break walls, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
Nothing auspicious
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Universal Protection
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Breaker, Great Loss, Four Strikes, Nine Voids, Touch Water Dragon, Black Tortoise
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southeast
- Wealth spirit: Due South
- Fortune spirit: Northeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Seek wealth |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek wealth, Marriage, Relocation, Open business |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Construction |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Thank deities, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Engagement, Marriage, Install bed |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Join roof ridge, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |