Chinese Almanac for 2026-09-03 (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 22
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丙申 · 庚辰
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Golden Chest · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Legs · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Universal salvation, Relocation, Move in, Break ground, Treat illness, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Consecration, Construction, Make vehicles, Install incense, Install bed, Hunting/trapping, Hunting, Make nets
Unsuitable
Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Meridian work, Funeral rites, Burial, Visit the sick
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: 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, Repeat Day, Great Assembly
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 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 求财 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Trade |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, Thank deities |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Thank deities, 求财, 见贵, 订婚 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Open business |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Construction, Build stove, Seek offspring, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Take office |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |