Chinese Almanac for 2026-10-08 (Thursday)
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 28
- Pillars: 丙午 · 戊戌 · 乙卯
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Hold
- Attending spirit: Gou Chen · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Well · Auspicious
Suitable
Worship, Encoffining, Move coffin, Prepare living tomb, Break burial ground, Open tomb, Burial, End mourning, Don mourning, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
None
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Six Harmony, Sacred Heart, Five Harmony, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Great Hour, Great Defeat, Salty Pool, Minor Loss, Four Wastes, Five Voids, Gou Chen
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 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Marriage, Construction, Roof a house |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Travel, 求财, 见贵, 订婚 |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | 订婚, Marriage, 求财, Open business |