Chinese Almanac for 2026-02-20 (Friday)
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 4
- Pillars: 丙午 · 庚寅 · 乙丑
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Close
- Attending spirit: Bright Hall · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Bond · Auspicious
Suitable
Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Acquire livestock, Encoffining, Open tomb, Earth thanksgiving, End mourning, Don mourning
Unsuitable
Planting, Consecration, Travel, Acupuncture, Marriage, Move in, Break ground, Break burial ground
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Continue Lineage, Bright Hall
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Sha, Month Void, Blood Branch, Heavenly Thief, Five Voids, Earth Talisman, Return Taboo, Blood Taboo
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northwest
- Wealth spirit: Northeast
- Fortune spirit: Southwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Construction, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Move in, Open business |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | None |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Open business |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |