Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-19 (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 12, day 1
- Pillars: 乙巳 · 己丑 · 癸巳
- Zodiac: Snake
- Day officer: Settle
- Attending spirit: Jade Hall · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Rooftop · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Consecration, Logging, Move stove fire, Dismantle, Move in, Relocation, Construction, Break ground, Raise beam, Install bed, Acquire livestock
Unsuitable
Open business, Funeral rites, Planting, Travel, Ship goods, Burial, Buy property, Lawsuit, Treat illness
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Triple Harmony, Yin Virtue, Six Instruments, Jade Hall
- Inauspicious spirits: 厌对, 招摇, Death Qi, Nine Pits, Nine Scorches, Double Day
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 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Burial, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Thank deities, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 见贵 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Travel, 订婚 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, 求财, Open business |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |