Chinese Almanac for 2026-07-22 (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 6, day 9
- Pillars: 丙午 · 乙未 · 丁酉
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Full
- Attending spirit: Gou Chen · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Chariot · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Make vehicles, Consecration, Travel, Dismantle, Lay foundation, Install bed, End mourning, Don mourning, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Planting, Livestock, Encoffining, Move coffin, Open tomb
Unsuitable
Raise beam, Move in, Construction, Break ground, Break burial ground, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: People Day, Heavenly Shaman, Fortune Virtue, Heavenly Granary, Continue Lineage, Removal Deity, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Disaster Sha, Heavenly Fire, Blood Taboo, Five Separations, Gou Chen
Directions
- Joy spirit: Due South
- Wealth spirit: Southwest
- Fortune spirit: Southeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Travel |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Meet a patron, Seek wealth, Marriage, Add household members |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek wealth |