Chinese Almanac for 2026-10-20 (Tuesday)
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 11
- Pillars: 丙午 · 戊戌 · 丁卯
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Hold
- Attending spirit: Gou Chen · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Tail · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Consecration, Travel, Dismantle, Construction, Break ground, Raise beam, Install bed, Acquire livestock, Encoffining, Break burial ground
Unsuitable
Move in, Relocation, Dig well, Haircut, Logging, Trade, Open business, Build stove
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Six Harmony, Sacred Heart, Five Harmony, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Great Hour, Great Defeat, Salty Pool, Minor Loss, Five Voids, Gou Chen
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 | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Move in, Construction, Burial, Worship |
| 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, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |