Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-15 (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 7, day 3
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 辛酉
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Remove
- Attending spirit: Black Tortoise · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Willow · Inauspicious
Suitable
Worship, Removal of ills, Dismantle, Construction, Break ground, Lay foundation, Raise beam, Install bed, Install door, Dig canal, Dig pond, Encoffining, Break burial ground, Open tomb
Unsuitable
Marriage, Travel, Add household members, Build stove, Move in, Relocation, Planting, Take office
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Yin Virtue, Official Day, Auspicious Period, Removal Deity, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Great Hour, Great Defeat, Salty Pool, Nine Pits, Nine Scorches, Going to Death, Five Separations, Black Tortoise
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southwest
- Wealth spirit: Due East
- Fortune spirit: Northwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 戊子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Engagement, Marriage, Install bed |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Travel |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Travel |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Meet a patron, Seek wealth, Marriage, Add household members |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Meet a patron, Seek wealth, Marriage, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |