Chinese Almanac for 2026-06-17 (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 5, day 3
- Pillars: 丙午 · 甲午 · 壬戌
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Settle
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Punishment · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Three Stars · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Consecration, Move stove fire, Travel, Dismantle, Construction, Break ground, Add household members, Move in, Relocation, Install bed, Trade, Sign contract, Hang plaque, Receive wealth, Encoffining, Burial, Open tomb, End mourning, Don mourning
Unsuitable
Dig well, Break burial ground
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Void, Triple Harmony, Approach Day, Hour Yin, Heavenly Granary, Universal Protection
- Inauspicious spirits: Death Qi, Earth Sack, Heavenly Punishment
Directions
- Joy spirit: Due South
- Wealth spirit: Due South
- Fortune spirit: Southeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Marriage, Construction, Build temple |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Travel, 求财, 见贵, 订婚 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Construction, Build stove |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, 订婚, Marriage |