Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-01 (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 19
- Pillars: 丙午 · 乙未 · 丁未
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Establish
- Attending spirit: Black Tortoise · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Girl · Inauspicious
- Festival: Army Day
Suitable
Worship, Construction, Travel, Roof a house, Erect pillars, Make vehicles, Train cattle/horses, Build livestock pen, Harvest honey
Unsuitable
Break ground, Break burial ground, Dig well, Burial
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Guard Day, Sacred Heart
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Builder, Minor Hour, Earth Office, 八专, Black Tortoise, 阳错
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 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Move in, Burial |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | 求财, 见贵, 订婚, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Take office, 见贵, 求财 |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Marriage, Construction, Roof a house |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |