Chinese Almanac for 2026-09-09 (Wednesday)
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 28
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丁酉 · 丙戌
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Remove
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Prison · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Three Stars · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Sculpture/painting, Consecration, Travel, Removal of ills, Haircut, Trim nails, Break ground, Install bed, Dig pond, Release water, House cleaning
Unsuitable
Logging, Funeral rites, Build stove, Make beams, Burial
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Mother Granary, Guard Day, Auspicious Period, Continue Lineage
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Harm, Blood Taboo, Heavenly Prison
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 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Seek offspring |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Worship, Travel, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Join roof ridge, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Relocation |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Move in, Open business |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | 求财, 见贵, Thank deities |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |