Chinese Almanac for 2026-02-01 (Sunday)
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 14
- Pillars: 乙巳 · 己丑 · 丙午
- Zodiac: Snake
- Day officer: Hold
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Prison · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Star · Inauspicious
Suitable
Bathing, Hunting/trapping, Hunting, Haircut, Trim nails, Encoffining, End mourning, Don mourning, Break burial ground, Burial, Earth thanksgiving, Erect stele, Repair tomb, Open tomb
Unsuitable
Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Marriage, Raise beam, Open business, Taoist ritual, Roof a house, Install door
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Respectful Peace, Relief Deity, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Harm, Great Hour, Great Defeat, Salty Pool, Minor Loss, Four Wastes, Five Voids, Heavenly Prison
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southwest
- Wealth spirit: Southwest
- Fortune spirit: Northwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 戊子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Move in, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove, Install bed |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | 求财, Marriage, Relocation, Open business |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Move in |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | None |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |