Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-20 (Wednesday)
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 4
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 甲午
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Remove
- Attending spirit: Azure Dragon · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Three Stars · Auspicious
Suitable
Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Marriage, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Consecration, Removal of ills, Travel, Move stove fire, Move in, Relocation, Planting, Acquire livestock, Livestock, Break ground, Break burial ground, Encoffining, Burial
Unsuitable
Build stove, Install bed, Open warehouse, Roof a house
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Void, Heavenly Pardon, Official Day, Auspicious Period, Sacred Heart, Azure Dragon, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Great Hour, Great Defeat, Salty Pool
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northeast
- Wealth spirit: Northeast
- Fortune spirit: Due North
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Marriage, Add household members |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Meet a patron, Seek wealth, Marriage, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Engagement, Marriage, Install bed |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Travel, Move in, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Pray for fortune |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | None |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Seek wealth, Marriage, Burial |