Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-19 (Tuesday)
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 3
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 癸巳
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Establish
- Attending spirit: Gou Chen · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Turtle Beak · Inauspicious
Suitable
Seal holes, Exterminate ants, Make nets, Hunting, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
Marriage, Burial, Move in, Travel, Break ground, Lawsuit
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: King Day
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Builder, Minor Hour, Earth Office, Double Day, Gou Chen
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southeast
- Wealth spirit: Due South
- Fortune spirit: Northeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 壬子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Burial, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Travel |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Thank deities, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Meet a patron |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Travel, Engagement |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth, Open business |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |