Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-15 (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 29
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 己丑
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Jade Hall · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Bond · Auspicious
Suitable
Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Worship, Pray for fortune, Consecration, Break ground, Install bed, Travel, Planting, Acquire livestock, Livestock, Erect pillars, Raise beam, Removal of ills, Break burial ground
Unsuitable
Marriage, Dig well, Move in, Relocation, Burial
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Grace, Four Ministers, Triple Harmony, Approach Day, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Six Instruments, Jade Hall
- Inauspicious spirits: 厌对, 招摇, Four Strikes, Return Taboo
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northeast
- Wealth spirit: Due North
- Fortune spirit: Due North
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Join roof ridge, Marriage, Construction, Burial |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Move in, Construction, Burial |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Worship, Pray for fortune |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Open business, Burial |