Chinese Almanac for 2026-11-01 (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 23
- Pillars: 丙午 · 戊戌 · 己卯
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Hold
- Attending spirit: Gou Chen · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Hairy Head · Inauspicious
- Festival: Halloween
Suitable
Marriage, Betrothal gifts, Engagement, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual, Consecration, Install incense, Move stove fire, Build temple, Relocation, Travel, Move in, Lay foundation, Erect pillars, Raise beam, Install bed, Acquire livestock, Hunting/trapping, Take son-in-law, Burial
Unsuitable
Open business, Break burial ground, Dig well, Make coffin
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Six Harmony, Sacred Heart, Five Harmony
- Inauspicious spirits: Great Hour, Great Defeat, Salty Pool, Minor Loss, Five Voids, Gou Chen
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northeast
- Wealth spirit: Due North
- Fortune spirit: Due North
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 甲子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, Travel |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Move in, Burial |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Worship, Taoist ritual, 订婚, Marriage |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, 见贵, 求财 |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, 订婚, Marriage, Open business |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Burial |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Join roof ridge, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |