Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-06 (Thursday)
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 24
- Pillars: 丙午 · 乙未 · 壬子
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Hold
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Punishment · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Legs · Inauspicious
Suitable
Bathing, Haircut, Hunting/trapping, Encoffining, Move coffin, Break burial ground, Open tomb, Burial
Unsuitable
Move stove fire, Marriage, Move in, Build stove, Raise beam, Break ground
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Golden Hall, Relief Deity, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Harm, Great Hour, Great Defeat, Salty Pool, Minor Loss, Four Wastes, Five Voids, Nine Pits, Nine Scorches, Return Taboo, Heavenly Punishment
Directions
- Joy spirit: Due South
- Wealth spirit: Due South
- Fortune spirit: Southeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | None |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Seek wealth, Marriage, Burial |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Seek wealth, Marriage, Burial |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Seek wealth |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Meet a patron, Seek wealth, Travel, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |