Chinese Almanac for 2026-10-29 (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 9, day 20
- Pillars: 丙午 · 戊戌 · 丙子
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Full
- Attending spirit: Heavenly Prison · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: South
- Lunar mansion: Legs · Inauspicious
Suitable
Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Meet relatives, Acquire livestock, Livestock, Ask name, Relocation, Removal of ills, Build toilet, Start school, Lay foundation, Install bed, Open warehouse, Ship goods, Burial, Open tomb, Encoffining, End mourning, Don mourning
Unsuitable
Move in, Raise beam, Taoist ritual, Move stove fire, Earth thanksgiving
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Virtue, Monthly Virtue, Hour Virtue, People Day, Heavenly Shaman, Fortune Virtue, Universal Protection, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Disaster Sha, Heavenly Fire, Great Sha, Return Taboo, Touch Water Dragon, Heavenly Prison
Directions
- Joy spirit: Southwest
- Wealth spirit: Southwest
- Fortune spirit: Northwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 戊子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, 求财, 见贵 |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 己丑 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 庚寅 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 辛卯 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Install bed |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 壬辰 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 癸巳 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | 求财, 见贵, 订婚, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 甲午 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | None |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 乙未 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | None |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 丙申 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 丁酉 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial, Worship |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 戊戌 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | 见贵, 求财, Travel, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 己亥 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Travel, 求财, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 庚子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |