Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-16 (Sunday)
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 4
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 壬戌
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Full
- Attending spirit: Director of Destiny · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Star · Inauspicious
Suitable
Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Consecration, Travel, Removal of ills, Install incense, Move stove fire, Dismantle, Move in, Relocation, Construction, Raise beam, Install bed, Planting, Acquire livestock, Meet relatives, Install machinery, Meridian work
Unsuitable
Logging, Earth thanksgiving, Funeral rites, Worship, Build stove, Break ground, Break burial ground, Burial, Pray for fortune
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Virtue, Mother Granary, Monthly Grace, Four Ministers, Yang Virtue, Guard Day, Heavenly Shaman, Fortune Virtue, Six Instruments, Respectful Peace, Director of Destiny
- Inauspicious spirits: 厌对, 招摇, Heavenly Dog, Nine Voids
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 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Marriage, Construction, Build temple |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Travel |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Engagement |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Meet a patron, Seek wealth, Marriage, Add household members |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Construction, Build stove |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Engagement, Marriage |