Chinese Almanac for 2026-07-28 (Tuesday)
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 15
- Pillars: 丙午 · 乙未 · 癸卯
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Tail · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Engagement, Betrothal gifts, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Consecration, Meet relatives, See a doctor, Treat illness, Roof a house, Lay foundation, Erect pillars, Raise beam, Install door, Install mill, Build dike, Dig pond, Break burial ground, Burial, End mourning, Don mourning
Unsuitable
Move in, Open business, Dig well, Lawsuit, Make coffin
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Mother Granary, Triple Harmony, Approach Day, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Respectful Peace, Five Harmony, Precious Light, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Great Sha
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 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Travel, 求财 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Construction, Burial |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Build stove |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | None |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove, Install bed |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |