Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-13 (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 25
- Pillars: 丙午 · 辛卯 · 丙戌
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Danger
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Prison · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Ox · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Travel, Coming of age, Sign contract, Trade, Add household members, Open business, Relocation, Construction, Break ground, Install bed, Encoffining, Move coffin, Break burial ground
Unsuitable
Consecration, Build stove, Taoist ritual, Burial
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Four Ministers, Six Harmony, Bu Jiang, Golden Hall
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Sha, Month Void, Four Strikes, Heavenly Prison
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 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Seek offspring |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Worship, Travel, Engagement, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Join roof ridge, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Engagement, Marriage, Relocation |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Move in, Open business |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Thank deities |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth |