Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-16 (Monday)
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 28
- Pillars: 丙午 · 辛卯 · 己丑
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Open
- Attending spirit: Gou Chen · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Rooftop · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Consecration, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Move stove fire, Move in, Relocation, Install bed, Dismantle, Break ground, Break burial ground, Earth thanksgiving
Unsuitable
Make bed curtains, Open business, Burial, Encoffining
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Virtue Combine, Hour Yang, Life Qi, Heavenly Granary, Bu Jiang, Respectful Peace
- Inauspicious spirits: Five Voids, Nine Voids, Nine Pits, Nine Scorches, Gou Chen
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northeast
- Wealth spirit: Due North
- Fortune spirit: Due North
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Join roof ridge, Marriage, Construction, Burial |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Move in, Construction, Burial |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | 求财, 见贵, Worship, Pray for fortune |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |