Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-08 (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 26
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 甲寅
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Break
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Punishment · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Stomach · Auspicious
Suitable
Demolish house, Break walls, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
Nothing auspicious
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Post Horse, Heavenly Empress, Sacred Heart, Relief Deity, Five Harmony, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Breaker, Great Loss, Month Punishment, Four Wastes, 八专, Heavenly Punishment
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northeast
- Wealth spirit: Northeast
- Fortune spirit: Due North
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | None |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, Thank deities |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |