Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-22 (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 10
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 戊辰
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Golden Chest · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Root · Inauspicious
Suitable
Install machinery, Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Consecration, Universal salvation, Travel, Move stove fire, Dismantle, Construction, Break ground, Add household members, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Relocation, Install bed, Planting, Raise beam, Acquire livestock, Break burial ground, Move coffin, Burial
Unsuitable
Move in, Marriage, Dig well, Livestock
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Virtue Combine, Heavenly Grace, Mother Granary, Triple Harmony, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Continue Lineage, Golden Chest
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Aversion, Earth Fire, Four Strikes, Great Sha, Blood Taboo
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southeast
- Wealth spirit: Due North
- Fortune spirit: Northeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Thank deities, 求财, 见贵, 订婚 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵 |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Construction, Burial, Travel, 求财 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Move in |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | None |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |