Chinese Almanac for 2026-04-08 (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 2, day 21
- Pillars: 丙午 · 壬辰 · 壬子
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Prison · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Winnowing Basket · Auspicious
Suitable
Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Consecration, Removal of ills, Betrothal gifts, Coming of age, Move stove fire, Dismantle, Add household members, Install bed, Break ground, Raise beam, Build temple, Dig well, Dig pond, Encoffining, Move coffin, Burial, Break burial ground
Unsuitable
None
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Virtue, Monthly Virtue, Heavenly Grace, Mother Granary, Triple Harmony, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Heavenly Granary, Sacred Heart, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Four Losses, Return Taboo, Heavenly Prison
Directions
- Joy spirit: Due South
- Wealth spirit: Due South
- Fortune spirit: Southeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | None |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Seek wealth, Marriage, Burial |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Seek wealth, Marriage, Burial |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Seek wealth |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Meet a patron, Seek wealth, Travel, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |