Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-18 (Tuesday)
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 6
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 甲子
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Settle
- Attending spirit: Azure Dragon · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Wings · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Move stove fire, Travel, Consecration, Removal of ills, Dismantle, Construction, Add household members, Install incense, Trade, Sign contract, Move in, Relocation, Install bed, Break ground, Break burial ground, Earth thanksgiving, Burial, Encoffining, End mourning, Don mourning
Unsuitable
Taoist ritual, Open business, Open warehouse, Build stove, Build boat
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Hour Yang, People Day, Triple Harmony, Approach Day, Hour Yin, Fortune Birth, Azure Dragon
- Inauspicious spirits: Death Qi
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 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Open business |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, 求财, Open business |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 求财 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | 求财, 见贵, Thank deities, Construction |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Travel, 求财, 见贵, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |