Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-06 (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 3, day 20
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 庚辰
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Close
- Attending spirit: Director of Destiny · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Winnowing Basket · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Move stove fire, Dismantle, Construction, Break ground, Move in, Relocation, Install bed, Build stove, Seal holes, Planting, Break burial ground, Burial
Unsuitable
Consecration, Dig well, Open warehouse
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Virtue, Heavenly Grace, Hour Virtue, Yin Virtue, Fortune Birth, Director of Destiny
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Sha, Month Void, Blood Branch, Five Voids
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northwest
- Wealth spirit: Due East
- Fortune spirit: Southwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Seek wealth |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Open business, Trade |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Thank deities |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Thank deities, Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Engagement |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Engagement, Marriage, Open business |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Construction, Build stove, Seek offspring, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Take office |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |