Chinese Almanac for 2026-09-18 (Friday)
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 8
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丁酉 · 乙未
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Open
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Virtue · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Neck · Inauspicious
Suitable
Worship, Repair tomb, End mourning, Don mourning, Open tomb, Move coffin, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
Open business, Move in, Marriage, Break ground, Break burial ground, Burial
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Virtue Combine, Mother Granary, Yang Virtue, Hour Yang, Life Qi, Heavenly Granary, Precious Light
- Inauspicious spirits: Five Voids, Nine Voids, Earth Talisman
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 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 求财, Marriage, Burial |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | None |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Move in, Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |