Chinese Almanac for 2026-04-20 (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 3, day 4
- Pillars: 丙午 · 壬辰 · 甲子
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Prison · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Net · Auspicious
Suitable
Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Hang plaque, Worship, Consecration, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Install bed, Removal of ills, Construction, Burial
Unsuitable
Betrothal gifts, Ask name, Engagement, Marriage, Move in, Open warehouse, Move stove fire, Break ground, Break burial ground, Acquire livestock, Logging
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Mother Granary, Triple Harmony, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Heavenly Granary, Bu Jiang, Sacred Heart
- Inauspicious spirits: Four Taboos, 八龙, Earth Sack, Return Taboo, Heavenly Prison
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northeast
- Wealth spirit: Northeast
- Fortune spirit: Due North
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Open business |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, 求财, Open business |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 求财 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | 求财, 见贵, Thank deities, Construction |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Travel, 求财, 见贵, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |