Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-22 (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 4, day 6
- Pillars: 丙午 · 癸巳 · 丙申
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Level
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Punishment · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Ghost · Inauspicious
Suitable
Betrothal gifts, Marriage, Make clothes, Haircut, Travel, Construction, Break ground, Add household members, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Hang plaque, Relocation, Raise beam, Planting, Acquire livestock
Unsuitable
Logging, Burial, Install bed, Worship, Pray for fortune
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Virtue Combine, Heavenly Wish, Minister Day, Six Harmony, Five Wealths, Bu Jiang, Continue Lineage, Removal Deity, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: River Chief, Death Deity, Month Punishment, Wandering Misfortune, Five Voids, Blood Taboo, Repeat Day, Five Separations, Heavenly Punishment
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southwest
- Wealth spirit: Southwest
- Fortune spirit: Northwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 戊子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Worship, Taoist ritual, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Marriage, Build temple, Build stove |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 求财, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, Thank deities, Construction |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |