Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-18 (Wednesday)
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 30
- Pillars: 丙午 · 辛卯 · 辛卯
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Establish
- Attending spirit: Bright Hall · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Wall · Auspicious
Suitable
Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual, Marriage, Coming of age, Travel, Open business, Trade, Meet relatives, Train cattle/horses, End mourning, Don mourning, Open tomb, Burial, Move coffin
Unsuitable
Break ground, Relocation, Move in
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Official Day, Six Instruments, Fortune Birth, Five Harmony, Bright Hall, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Builder, Minor Hour, Earth Office, 厌对, 招摇
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 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Pray for fortune |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | None |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Thank deities, Construction, 见贵 |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |