Chinese Almanac for 2026-07-18 (Saturday)
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 5
- Pillars: 丙午 · 乙未 · 癸巳
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Open
- Attending spirit: Jade Hall · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Willow · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Engagement, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Betrothal gifts, Make clothes, Coming of age, Consecration, Install bed, Make beams, Construction, Break ground, Build stove, Lay foundation, Raise beam, Roof a house, Acquire livestock, Livestock
Unsuitable
Relocation, Planting, Travel, Funeral rites, Break burial ground, Burial, Lawsuit
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: King Day, Post Horse, Heavenly Empress, Hour Yang, Life Qi, Fortune Birth, Jade Hall
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Aversion, Earth Fire, Double Day
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 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Burial, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Thank deities, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 见贵 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Travel, 订婚 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, 求财, Open business |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |