Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-23 (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 2, day 5
- Pillars: 丙午 · 辛卯 · 丙申
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Hold
- Attending spirit: White Tiger · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Net · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Consecration, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Move stove fire, Move in, Relocation, Removal of ills, Planting, Logging, Break burial ground, Earth thanksgiving, Burial
Unsuitable
Open business, Trade, Build stove, Receive wealth, Raise beam, Install bed, Roof a house, Build boat
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Four Ministers, Heavenly Horse, Essential Peace, Relief Deity, Removal Deity, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Robbery Sha, Minor Loss, Five Separations, White Tiger
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 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Worship, Taoist ritual, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Marriage, Build temple, Build stove |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 求财, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, Thank deities, Construction |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |