Chinese Almanac for 2026-07-17 (Friday)
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 4
- Pillars: 丙午 · 乙未 · 壬辰
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Harvest
- Attending spirit: White Tiger · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Ghost · Inauspicious
Suitable
Worship, Coming of age, Build stove, Trade, Receive wealth, Planting, Make nets, Acquire livestock, Livestock, Add household members
Unsuitable
Dig canal, Build boat, Install bed, Burial, Break burial ground, Travel, Repair tomb, Dig well, Open business, Prepare living tomb
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Hour Virtue, Heavenly Horse, Universal Protection
- Inauspicious spirits: Heavenly Gang, Five Voids, White Tiger
Directions
- Joy spirit: Due South
- Wealth spirit: Due South
- Fortune spirit: Southeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Travel, 求财, 见贵, 订婚 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Construction |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Travel, 订婚 |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Open business |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | None |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |