Chinese Almanac for 2026-12-21 (Monday)
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 11, day 13
- Pillars: 丙午 · 庚子 · 己巳
- Zodiac: Horse
- Day officer: Hold
- Attending spirit: Black Tortoise · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Rooftop · Inauspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Coming of age, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual, Add household members, Meet relatives, Logging, Make beams, Drill pillar holes, Install bed, Dig well, Hunting/trapping, Hunting
Unsuitable
Prepare living tomb, Break burial ground, Funeral rites, Burial
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Five Wealths, Bu Jiang, Benefit Descendants
- Inauspicious spirits: Robbery Sha, Minor Loss, Double Day, Black Tortoise
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 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Travel |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 乙丑 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 丙寅 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 丁卯 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Move in, Burial, Seek wealth, Marriage |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 戊辰 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Construction, Take office, Meet a patron |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 己巳 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 庚午 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 辛未 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Engagement |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 壬申 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Seek wealth, Marriage, Burial |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 癸酉 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage, Seek wealth |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 甲戌 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Engagement, Marriage, Open business |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 乙亥 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | None |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 丙子 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | None |