Chinese Almanac for 2026-04-28 (Tuesday)
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 12
- Pillars: 丙午 · 壬辰 · 壬申
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Settle
- Attending spirit: Golden Chest · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Wings · Inauspicious
Suitable
Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual, Bathing, Acquire livestock, Encoffining, Break burial ground, Burial
Unsuitable
Relocation, Move in, Marriage, Travel, Install bed
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Virtue, Monthly Virtue, Triple Harmony, Approach Day, Hour Yin, Respectful Peace, Removal Deity, Golden Chest, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Aversion, Earth Fire, Death Qi, Going to Death, Five Separations, Lonely Star
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 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Marriage, Construction, Build temple |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | None |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Thank deities, 求财, 见贵, 订婚 |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Worship |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Marriage, Move in, Open business, Trade |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | 求财, 见贵, 订婚, Marriage |