Chinese Almanac for 2026-07-08 (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 24
- Pillars: 丙午 · 乙未 · 癸未
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Establish
- Attending spirit: Black Tortoise · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Wall · Auspicious
Suitable
Worship, Travel, Trade, Harvest honey, Build livestock pen
Unsuitable
Marriage, Build stove, Burial, Break ground, Lawsuit, Make beams, Logging, Dig well, Break burial ground, Relocation
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Guard Day, Bu Jiang, Sacred Heart
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Builder, Minor Hour, Earth Office, Touch Water Dragon, Black Tortoise
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 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 求财 |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | 求财, Marriage, Relocation, Open business |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Construction |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Thank deities, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Join roof ridge, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |