Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-26 (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 8
- Pillars: 乙巳 · 己丑 · 庚子
- Zodiac: Snake
- Day officer: Close
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Punishment · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Net · Auspicious
- Festival: Laba Festival
Suitable
Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Bathing, Ask name, Trade, Receive wealth, Encoffining, Move coffin, Burial, Repair tomb, Erect stele, Earth thanksgiving, Build livestock pen, Train cattle/horses
Unsuitable
Move in, Buy property, Marriage, Break ground, Planting, Open business, Consecration, Break burial ground
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Virtue, Monthly Virtue, Official Day, Six Harmony, Bu Jiang, Continue Lineage, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Heavenly Official, 致死, Blood Branch, Earth Talisman, Return Taboo, Blood Taboo, Heavenly Punishment
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 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Thank deities, 求财, 见贵, 订婚 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | 见贵, 订婚, Marriage, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Travel, 求财 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Move in |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Travel, 订婚, Marriage, Construction |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |