Chinese Almanac for 2026-09-28 (Monday)
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 18
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丁酉 · 乙巳
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Success
- Attending spirit: Vermilion Bird · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Rooftop · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Consecration, Removal of ills, Add household members, Move in, Relocation, Move stove fire, Install bed, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Hang plaque
Unsuitable
Burial, Acquire livestock, Travel, Funeral rites, Logging, Planting, Build temple, Build bridge
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Virtue Combine, Triple Harmony, Approach Day, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Universal Protection
- Inauspicious spirits: Double Day, Vermilion Bird
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 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek wealth, Meet a patron, Engagement, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Burial |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Construction, Burial, Engagement, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |