Chinese Almanac for 2026-04-04 (Saturday)
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 17
- Pillars: 丙午 · 辛卯 · 戊申
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Hold
- Attending spirit: White Tiger · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Root · Inauspicious
Suitable
Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Travel, Relocation, Move in, Construction, Break ground, Break burial ground, Burial
Unsuitable
Betrothal gifts, Consecration, Install bed, Marriage, Open business
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Horse, Essential Peace, Relief Deity, Removal Deity
- Inauspicious spirits: Robbery Sha, Minor Loss, Five Separations, White Tiger
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southeast
- Wealth spirit: Due North
- Fortune spirit: Northeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 壬子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Travel |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Burial |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |