Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-11 (Monday)
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 25
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 乙酉
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Settle
- Attending spirit: Vermilion Bird · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Rooftop · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Consecration, Move stove fire, Travel, Dismantle, Break ground, Removal of ills, Add household members, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Hang plaque, Move in, Relocation, Install bed, Install door, Raise beam, Burial, Break burial ground, Earth thanksgiving
Unsuitable
None
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Virtue Combine, People Day, Triple Harmony, Hour Yin, Bu Jiang, Essential Peace, Removal Deity, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Death Qi, Five Separations, Vermilion Bird
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northwest
- Wealth spirit: Northeast
- Fortune spirit: Southwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Travel, 求财, 见贵, 订婚 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Construction |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Travel, 求财 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |