Chinese Almanac for 2026-07-20 (Monday)
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 7
- Pillars: 丙午 · 乙未 · 乙未
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Establish
- Attending spirit: Black Tortoise · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Extended Net · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Travel, Make clothes, Coming of age, Trade, Carving, Receive wealth, Build livestock pen, Make vehicles, Train cattle/horses
Unsuitable
Relocation, Move in, Planting, Break ground, Break burial ground, Build stove, Burial, Funeral rites, Logging, Raise beam
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Guard Day, Bu Jiang, Sacred Heart
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Builder, Minor Hour, Earth Office, Black Tortoise
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northwest
- Wealth spirit: Northeast
- Fortune spirit: Southwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Seek wealth, Marriage, Burial |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | None |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Travel |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Move in, Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |