Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-16 (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 30
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 庚寅
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Harvest
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Prison · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Stomach · Auspicious
Suitable
Removal of ills, Travel, Betrothal gifts, Coming of age, Erect pillars, Raise beam, Relocation, Build stove, Add household members, Move in, Acquire livestock, Livestock
Unsuitable
Worship, Logging, Erect scaffolding, Install bed, Construction, Break ground, Burial, Repair tomb, Break burial ground
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Virtue, Mother Granary, Respectful Peace, Five Harmony, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Heavenly Gang, Robbery Sha, Month Harm, Earth Talisman, Heavenly Prison
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northwest
- Wealth spirit: Due East
- Fortune spirit: Southwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Join roof ridge, Marriage, Construction, Burial |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, Worship, Pray for fortune |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Move in, Take office, Travel, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | None |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 求财, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Take office, 见贵, Travel, 求财 |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |