Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-16 (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 28
- Pillars: 乙巳 · 己丑 · 庚寅
- Zodiac: Snake
- Day officer: Remove
- Attending spirit: Golden Chest · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Ox · Inauspicious
Suitable
Bathing, Sculpture/painting, Consecration, Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Receive wealth, Lay foundation, Break ground, Set foundation stones, Release water, Burial, Break burial ground, Open tomb, Repair tomb, Erect stele, Move coffin
Unsuitable
Move in, Install door, Worship, Earth thanksgiving
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Virtue, Monthly Virtue, Hour Virtue, Minister Day, Auspicious Period, Bu Jiang, Jade Universe, Five Harmony, Golden Chest
- Inauspicious spirits: Robbery Sha, Heavenly Thief, Five Voids
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northwest
- Wealth spirit: Due East
- Fortune spirit: Southwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Join roof ridge, Marriage, Construction, Burial |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Worship, Pray for fortune |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Move in, Take office, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | None |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Seek wealth, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Meet a patron, Seek wealth, Marriage, Add household members |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Take office, Meet a patron, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth |