Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-29 (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 17
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 乙亥
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Level
- Attending spirit: Gou Chen · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Girl · Inauspicious
Suitable
Worship, Haircut, Build stove, Bathing, Decorate walls, Level roads
Unsuitable
Marriage, Planting, Pray for fortune, Build bridge, Burial, Install door, Logging, Make beams
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Minister Day, Universal Protection
- Inauspicious spirits: Heavenly Gang, Death Deity, Month Harm, Wandering Misfortune, Double Day, Gou Chen
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northwest
- Wealth spirit: Northeast
- Fortune spirit: Southwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, 求财, Open business |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |