Chinese Almanac for 2026-06-23 (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 5, day 9
- Pillars: 丙午 · 甲午 · 戊辰
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Open
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Prison · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Wings · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Coming of age, Make vehicles, Worship, Consecration, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Removal of ills, Logging, Move stove fire, Move in, Dismantle, Construction, Break ground, Raise beam, Install bed, Planting, Break burial ground
Unsuitable
Funeral rites, Buy property, Burial
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Monthly Grace, Four Ministers, Hour Virtue, Hour Yang, Life Qi, Essential Peace
- Inauspicious spirits: Five Voids, Nine Voids, Heavenly Prison
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southeast
- Wealth spirit: Due North
- Fortune spirit: Northeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Thank deities, 求财, 见贵, 订婚 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵 |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Construction, Burial, Travel, 求财 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Move in |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | None |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |