Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-08 (Sunday)
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 20
- Pillars: 丙午 · 辛卯 · 辛巳
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Full
- Attending spirit: Vermilion Bird · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Room · Auspicious
- Festival: Women's Day
Suitable
Consecration, Sculpture/painting, Seek offspring, Betrothal gifts, Make clothes, Make bed curtains, Coming of age, Install machinery, Make beams, Drill pillar holes, Install door, Install bed, Build warehouse, Worship, Meet relatives, Pray for fortune, Meridian work, Receive wealth, Open business, Sign contract, Trade, Start school, Haircut, Erect scaffolding
Unsuitable
Travel, Taoist ritual, Burial, Marriage
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Minister Day, Post Horse, Heavenly Empress, Heavenly Shaman, Fortune Virtue, Sacred Heart
- Inauspicious spirits: Five Voids, Earth Talisman, Great Sha, Going to Death, Double Day, Vermilion Bird
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southwest
- Wealth spirit: Due East
- Fortune spirit: Northwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 戊子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Thank deities, Construction, 见贵 |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, 订婚, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |