Chinese Almanac for 2026-09-16 (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 8, day 6
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丁酉 · 癸巳
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Vermilion Bird · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Chariot · Auspicious
Suitable
Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Receive wealth, Hang plaque, Planting, Worship, Pray for fortune, Consecration, Dismantle, Break ground, Install bed
Unsuitable
Marriage, Break burial ground, Add household members, Travel, Move in, Relocation, Move stove fire, Acquire livestock, Lawsuit, Burial
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Grace, Four Ministers, Triple Harmony, Approach Day, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Bu Jiang, Universal Protection
- Inauspicious spirits: Double Day, Vermilion Bird
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southeast
- Wealth spirit: Due South
- Fortune spirit: Northeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 壬子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Worship, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 癸丑 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Burial, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 甲寅 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 乙卯 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 丙辰 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 丁巳 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Thank deities, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 戊午 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 见贵 |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 己未 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Travel, 订婚 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 庚申 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 辛酉 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 壬戌 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, 求财, Open business |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 癸亥 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 甲子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |