Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-17 (Monday)
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 5
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 癸亥
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Level
- Attending spirit: Gou Chen · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Extended Net · Auspicious
Suitable
Decorate walls, Level roads, Worship, Bathing, Build stove
Unsuitable
Marriage, Lawsuit, Treat illness, Buy property, Make beams, Pray for fortune, Burial, Planting, Logging, Install door
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Virtue, Four Ministers, Minister Day, Universal Protection
- Inauspicious spirits: Heavenly Gang, Death Deity, Month Harm, Wandering Misfortune, Five Voids, Double Day, Gou Chen
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southeast
- Wealth spirit: Due South
- Fortune spirit: Northeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 壬子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, 订婚, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, Marriage, Add household members |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, 见贵, 求财 |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Open business |