Chinese Almanac for 2026-09-19 (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 8, day 9
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丁酉 · 丙申
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Close
- Attending spirit: White Tiger · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Root · Inauspicious
- Festival: 全民国防教育日
Suitable
Marriage, Coming of age, Install machinery, Removal of ills, Acquire livestock, Livestock, Bathing, Logging, Erect scaffolding, Make beams, Install door, House cleaning, Make coffin, Burial, Open tomb, Erect stele, Repair tomb
Unsuitable
Pray for fortune, Consecration, Open business, Move in, Break ground
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: King Day, Heavenly Horse, Five Wealths, Sacred Heart, Removal Deity, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Wandering Misfortune, Blood Branch, Earth Sack, Five Separations, White Tiger
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 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, Thank deities |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Worship, Taoist ritual, Engagement, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Marriage, Build temple, Build stove |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Seek wealth, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Thank deities, Construction |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |