Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-23 (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 12, day 5
- Pillars: 乙巳 · 己丑 · 丁酉
- Zodiac: Snake
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Gou Chen · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Bond · Auspicious
Suitable
Worship, Taoist ritual, Encoffining, Break burial ground, Open tomb, Burial, Repair tomb, Erect stele, End mourning, Don mourning
Unsuitable
Marriage, Move in, Build stove, Betrothal gifts, Engagement
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Mother Granary, Triple Harmony, Approach Day, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Removal Deity, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Great Sha, Five Separations, Gou Chen
Directions
- Joy spirit: Due South
- Wealth spirit: Southwest
- Fortune spirit: Southeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Travel, 求财, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Travel, 求财 |