Chinese Almanac for 2026-02-09 (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 22
- Pillars: 乙巳 · 庚寅 · 甲寅
- Zodiac: Snake
- Day officer: Establish
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Punishment · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Heart · Inauspicious
Suitable
Make clothes, Logging, Make beams, Receive wealth, Trade, Sign contract
Unsuitable
Nothing auspicious
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: King Day, Heavenly Granary, Essential Peace, Five Harmony, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Builder, Minor Hour, Earth Office, Going to Death, Repeat Day, 八专, Heavenly Punishment, 阳错
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northeast
- Wealth spirit: Northeast
- Fortune spirit: Due North
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | None |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, Thank deities |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |