Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-05 (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 1, day 17
- Pillars: 丙午 · 辛卯 · 戊寅
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Close
- Attending spirit: Azure Dragon · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Horn · Auspicious
Suitable
Engagement, Betrothal gifts, Make clothes, Make bed curtains, Coming of age, Install machinery, Dismantle, Install bed, Encoffining, End mourning, Don mourning, Move coffin, Break burial ground, Open tomb, Burial, Repair tomb, Erect stele, Meridian work, Trade, Sign contract, Receive wealth, Build dike, Build warehouse, Repair walls, Seal holes, Acquire livestock, Logging, Erect scaffolding
Unsuitable
Worship, Consecration, Marriage, Move in
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Pardon, King Day, Five Wealths, Universal Protection, Five Harmony, Azure Dragon
- Inauspicious spirits: Wandering Misfortune, Blood Branch, Return Taboo
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southeast
- Wealth spirit: Due North
- Fortune spirit: Northeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 壬子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Move in, Construction, Burial, Take office |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Move in, Take office, Travel, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Relocation, Open business |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | None |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Thank deities, Construction |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Join roof ridge, Marriage, Burial |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |