Chinese Almanac for 2026-06-18 (Thursday)
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 4
- Pillars: 丙午 · 甲午 · 癸亥
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Hold
- Attending spirit: Vermilion Bird · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Well · Auspicious
Suitable
Hunting, Hunting/trapping, Make nets, Fishing, Worship, Bathing, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
Marriage, Open business, Burial, Open tomb, Funeral rites
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Five Wealths, Bu Jiang, Fortune Birth
- Inauspicious spirits: Robbery Sha, Minor Loss, Four Wastes, Double Day, Vermilion Bird
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 | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Engagement, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Marriage, Add household members |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, Meet a patron, Seek wealth |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Engagement, Marriage, Open business |