Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-17 (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 4, day 1
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 辛卯
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Open
- Attending spirit: Black Tortoise · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Hairy Head · Inauspicious
- Festival: 全国助残日
Suitable
Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Consecration, Travel, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Planting, Install bed, Acquire livestock, Relocation, Lay foundation, Break ground, Set foundation stones, Build warehouse, Buy property, Break burial ground, Open tomb, Repair tomb
Unsuitable
Move in, Construction, Install door, Logging, Encoffining, Burial, Roof a house
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Virtue, Mother Granary, Yin Virtue, Hour Yin, Life Qi, Universal Protection, Five Harmony, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Disaster Sha, Heavenly Fire, Black Tortoise
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southwest
- Wealth spirit: Due East
- Fortune spirit: Northwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 戊子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Pray for fortune |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | None |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Thank deities, Construction, 见贵 |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |