Chinese Almanac for 2026-07-16 (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 6, day 3
- Pillars: 丙午 · 乙未 · 辛卯
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Well · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Consecration, Move stove fire, Travel, Dismantle, Construction, Break ground, Add household members, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Hang plaque, Move in, Relocation, Install bed, Planting, Encoffining, Break burial ground, Earth thanksgiving, Burial
Unsuitable
Dig well, Logging, Acquire livestock, Make coffin
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Mother Granary, Monthly Grace, Triple Harmony, Approach Day, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Respectful Peace, Five Harmony, Precious Light, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Great Sha
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southwest
- Wealth spirit: Due East
- Fortune spirit: Northwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 戊子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Pray for fortune |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | None |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Thank deities, Construction, 见贵 |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |