Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-12 (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 24
- Pillars: 丙午 · 辛卯 · 乙酉
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Break
- Attending spirit: Jade Hall · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Dipper · Auspicious
- Festival: Arbor Day
Suitable
Worship, Treat illness, Demolish house, Break walls, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
Nothing auspicious
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Jade Universe, Removal Deity, Jade Hall, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Breaker, Great Loss, Disaster Sha, Heavenly Fire, Month Aversion, Earth Fire, Five Voids, Repeat Day, Five Separations, White Tiger
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 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Travel, 求财, 见贵, 订婚 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Construction |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Travel, 求财 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |