Chinese Almanac for 2026-02-21 (Saturday)
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 5
- Pillars: 丙午 · 庚寅 · 丙寅
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Establish
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Punishment · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Stomach · Auspicious
Suitable
Consecration, Removal of ills, Logging, Erect pillars, Raise beam, Trade, Sign contract, Acquire livestock, Encoffining, Move coffin, Burial
Unsuitable
Move in, Travel, Relocation, Worship, Marriage, Break ground, Break burial ground, Build stove
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Virtue, Heavenly Grace, Monthly Grace, Four Ministers, King Day, Heavenly Granary, Bu Jiang, Essential Peace, Five Harmony, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Builder, Minor Hour, Earth Office, Going to Death, Heavenly Punishment
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 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Engagement, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | None |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |