Chinese Almanac for 2026-02-05 (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 18
- Pillars: 乙巳 · 庚寅 · 庚戌
- Zodiac: Snake
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Director of Destiny · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Horn · Auspicious
Suitable
Make nets, Encoffining, End mourning, Don mourning, Move coffin, Burial, Break burial ground
Unsuitable
Nothing auspicious
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Yang Virtue, Triple Harmony, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Director of Destiny
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Aversion, Earth Fire, Four Strikes, Great Sha, 阴错
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 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Move in, Construction, Burial, Pray for fortune |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Engagement, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Construction, Burial, Marriage, Relocation |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Engagement |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Thank deities, Construction |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Marriage, Construction, Build temple, Build stove |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Travel, Engagement |