Chinese Almanac for 2026-02-17 (Tuesday)
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 1, day 1
- Pillars: 丙午 · 庚寅 · 壬戌
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Director of Destiny · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Encampment · Auspicious
- Festival: Spring Festival
Suitable
Worship, Seal holes, Make nets, Break burial ground, Earth thanksgiving, Burial, Move coffin, End mourning, Don mourning, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
Marriage, Move in
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Virtue Combine, Monthly Void, Yang Virtue, Triple Harmony, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Director of Destiny
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Aversion, Earth Fire, Four Strikes, Great Sha
Directions
- Joy spirit: Due South
- Wealth spirit: Due South
- Fortune spirit: Southeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Marriage, Construction, Build temple |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Travel |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Engagement |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Meet a patron, Seek wealth, Marriage, Add household members |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Construction, Build stove |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Engagement, Marriage |