Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-05 (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 19
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 己卯
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Open
- Attending spirit: Black Tortoise · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Tail · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Consecration, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Install bed, Travel, Dismantle
Unsuitable
Acquire livestock, Move in, Relocation, Burial, Visit the sick, Logging, Raise beam, Install door, Encoffining, Break ground
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Mother Granary, Monthly Grace, Four Ministers, Yin Virtue, Hour Yang, Life Qi, Universal Protection, Five Harmony
- Inauspicious spirits: Disaster Sha, Heavenly Fire, Earth Sack, Black Tortoise
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northeast
- Wealth spirit: Due North
- Fortune spirit: Due North
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Worship, Taoist ritual, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, 见贵, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Open business |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Burial |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Join roof ridge, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |