Chinese Almanac for 2026-10-27 (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 18
- Pillars: 丙午 · 戊戌 · 甲戌
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Establish
- Attending spirit: White Tiger · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: North
- Lunar mansion: Encampment · Auspicious
Suitable
Worship, Make vehicles, Travel, Construction, Raise beam, Roof a house, Install door, Install bed, Build livestock pen, Train cattle/horses
Unsuitable
Ship goods, Open warehouse, Break ground, Break burial ground, Burial, Funeral rites, Logging, Dig canal, Planting
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Mother Granary, Guard Day, Heavenly Horse
- Inauspicious spirits: Month Builder, Minor Hour, Earth Office, White Tiger, 阴位
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northeast
- Wealth spirit: Northeast
- Fortune spirit: Due North
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 求财 |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove, Install bed |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, 求财 |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Open business, Burial |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Relocation |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |