Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-08 (Friday)
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 22
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 壬午
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Remove
- Attending spirit: Azure Dragon · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Ox · Inauspicious
Suitable
Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Hang plaque, Consecration, Travel, Dismantle, Add household members, Move in, Move coffin, Break ground, Install door, Raise beam, Planting, Break burial ground, Repair tomb, Burial
Unsuitable
Marriage, Install bed, Visit the sick, Build stove
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Official Day, Auspicious Period, Sacred Heart, Azure Dragon, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Great Hour, Great Defeat, Salty Pool
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 | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Move in, Burial, Worship, Pray for fortune |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Construction |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Travel, 求财, 见贵, Thank deities |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | None |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Take office |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |