Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-09 (Saturday)
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 23
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 癸未
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Full
- Attending spirit: Bright Hall · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Girl · Inauspicious
Suitable
Add household members, Meet relatives
Unsuitable
Seal holes, Raise beam, Break ground, Logging, Burial, Lawsuit
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Guard Day, Heavenly Shaman, Fortune Virtue, Benefit Descendants, Bright Hall
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Aversion, Earth Fire, Nine Voids, Nine Pits, Nine Scorches, Great Sha, Touch Water Dragon, Lonely Star
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southeast
- Wealth spirit: Due South
- Fortune spirit: Northeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 求财 |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | 求财, Marriage, Relocation, Open business |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Construction |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Thank deities, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Join roof ridge, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |