Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-10 (Sunday)
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 24
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 甲申
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Level
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Punishment · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Emptiness · Inauspicious
- Festival: Mother's Day
Suitable
Bathing, Level roads, House cleaning, Encoffining, Break burial ground, Burial, End mourning, Don mourning
Unsuitable
Marriage, Relocation, Logging, Make beams, Install bed, Worship, Pray for fortune, Roof a house
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Void, Minister Day, Six Harmony, Five Wealths, Bu Jiang, Continue Lineage, Removal Deity, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: River Chief, Death Deity, Month Punishment, Wandering Misfortune, Five Voids, 八风, Blood Taboo, Five Separations, Heavenly Punishment
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northeast
- Wealth spirit: Northeast
- Fortune spirit: Due North
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Travel |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Engagement |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Join roof ridge, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Engagement |