Chinese Almanac for 2026-10-18 (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 9, day 9
- Pillars: 丙午 · 戊戌 · 乙丑
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Level
- Attending spirit: Black Tortoise · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Room · Auspicious
- Festival: Double Ninth
Suitable
Removal of ills, Worship, Decorate walls, Level roads, Build livestock pen, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
Marriage, Open business, Trade, Move in, Start school, Burial
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Mother Granary, Fortune Birth
- Inauspicious spirits: Heavenly Gang, Death Deity, Month Sha, Month Void, Black Tortoise
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 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 订婚 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Construction, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Move in, Open business |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | None |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, 求财 |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Install bed |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Open business |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |