Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-29 (Thursday)
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 11
- Pillars: 乙巳 · 己丑 · 癸卯
- Zodiac: Snake
- Day officer: Full
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Well · Auspicious
Suitable
Travel, Lay foundation, Install bed, Receive wealth, Trade, Sign contract, Marriage, Planting, Encoffining, Move coffin, Burial
Unsuitable
Hang plaque, Move in, Raise beam, Pray for fortune, Lawsuit, Make beams, Build stove, Dig pond, Install door, Break ground, Break burial ground, Dig well
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: People Day, Heavenly Shaman, Fortune Virtue, Heavenly Granary, Golden Hall, Five Harmony, Precious Light, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Disaster Sha, Heavenly Fire
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 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Travel, 求财 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Construction, Burial |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Build stove |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | None |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove, Install bed |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |