Chinese Almanac for 2026-10-03 (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 23
- Pillars: 丙午 · 丁酉 · 庚戌
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Remove
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Prison · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Stomach · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Engagement, Betrothal gifts, Worship, Pray for fortune, Travel, Construction, Break ground, Relocation, Move in
Unsuitable
Acupuncture, Logging, Make beams, Build temple, Funeral rites, Burial
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Virtue, Heavenly Grace, Mother Granary, Guard Day, Auspicious Period, Continue Lineage
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Harm, Blood Taboo, Heavenly Prison
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northwest
- Wealth spirit: Due East
- Fortune spirit: Southwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Move in, Construction, Burial, Pray for fortune |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Construction, Burial, Marriage, Relocation |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Travel, 求财, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Build stove, Thank deities, Construction |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Marriage, Construction, Build temple, Build stove |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Travel, 订婚 |