Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-24 (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 12
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 庚午
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Open
- Attending spirit: White Tiger · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Heart · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Consecration, Worship, Travel, Haircut, Break ground, Install bed, Release water, Dig canal, Planting, Add household members
Unsuitable
Move in, Raise beam, Encoffining, Roof a house, Visit the sick, Build stove, Install door, Burial, Acquire livestock, Logging
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Horse, Hour Yang, Life Qi, Jade Universe, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Disaster Sha, Heavenly Fire, Repeat Day, White Tiger
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northwest
- Wealth spirit: Due East
- Fortune spirit: Southwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | None |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Construction |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Thank deities, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Meet a patron |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |