Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-20 (Thursday)
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 8
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 丙寅
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Break
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Punishment · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Horn · Auspicious
Suitable
Demolish house, Break walls, Treat illness, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
Pray for fortune, Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Marriage, Move in, Burial
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Void, Heavenly Grace, Post Horse, Heavenly Empress, Sacred Heart, Relief Deity, Five Harmony, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Breaker, Great Loss, Month Punishment, Heavenly Punishment
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southwest
- Wealth spirit: Southwest
- Fortune spirit: Northwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 戊子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | 求财, 见贵, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | None |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Travel, 求财 |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |