Chinese Almanac for 2026-09-20 (Sunday)
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 10
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丁酉 · 丁酉
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Establish
- Attending spirit: Jade Hall · Yellow Path · Auspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Room · Auspicious
Suitable
Worship, Travel, Bathing, House cleaning, Burial, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
Break ground, Break burial ground, Buy property, Dig well
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Official Day, Six Instruments, Benefit Descendants, Removal Deity, Jade Hall, Crow and Bark
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Builder, Minor Hour, Earth Office, Month Punishment, 厌对, 招摇, Five Separations
Directions
- Joy spirit: Due South
- Wealth spirit: Southwest
- Fortune spirit: Southeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Marriage, Relocation, Move in, Open business |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Travel |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Meet a patron, Seek wealth, Marriage, Add household members |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek wealth |