Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-12 (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 30
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 戊午
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Open
- Attending spirit: White Tiger · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Three Stars · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Consecration, Travel, Removal of ills, Install bed, Planting, Move coffin, Add household members, Meet relatives, End mourning, Don mourning
Unsuitable
Roof a house, Encoffining, Burial, Logging, Move in, Relocation, Buy property, Acquire livestock
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Virtue Combine, Heavenly Horse, Hour Yang, Life Qi, Bu Jiang, Jade Universe
- Inauspicious spirits: Four Losses, White Tiger
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southeast
- Wealth spirit: Due North
- Fortune spirit: Northeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 壬子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | None |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Thank deities, Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Engagement |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Relocation, Open business |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Worship, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Seek wealth, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Engagement |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Move in, Construction |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Marriage, Construction, Build temple, Build stove |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth |