Chinese Almanac for 2026-07-05 (Sunday)
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 21
- Pillars: 丙午 · 甲午 · 庚辰
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Open
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Prison · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Emptiness · Inauspicious
Suitable
Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual, Install incense, Removal of ills, Relocation, Move in, Meet relatives, See a doctor, Treat illness, Break ground, Break burial ground, Prepare living tomb, Make coffin
Unsuitable
Make bed curtains, Raise beam, Meridian work, Burial, Encoffining
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Hour Virtue, Hour Yang, Life Qi, Essential Peace
- Inauspicious spirits: Five Voids, Nine Voids, Heavenly Prison
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northwest
- Wealth spirit: Due East
- Fortune spirit: Southwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 求财 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Trade |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, Thank deities |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Thank deities, 求财, 见贵, 订婚 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Open business |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Construction, Build stove, Seek offspring, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Take office |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |