Chinese Almanac for 2027-04-16 (Friday)
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 3, day 10
- Pillars: 丁未 · 甲辰 · 乙丑
- Zodiac: Goat
- Day officer: Harvest
- Attending spirit: Black Tortoise · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: East
- Lunar mansion: Bond · Auspicious
Suitable
Worship, Repair door, Fishing, Receive wealth, Acquire livestock, Avoid other matters
Unsuitable
Marriage, Move in
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Heavenly Grace, Bu Jiang, Benefit Descendants
- Inauspicious spirits: River Chief, Five Voids, Black Tortoise
Directions
- Joy spirit: Northwest
- Wealth spirit: Northeast
- Fortune spirit: Southwest
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 丙子 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 丁丑 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Thank deities, Engagement |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 戊寅 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Engagement, Marriage, Construction, Move in |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 己卯 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 庚辰 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | None |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 辛巳 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 壬午 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Move in, Open business |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 癸未 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | None |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 甲申 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Travel, Seek wealth |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 乙酉 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Engagement, Marriage |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 丙戌 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Engagement, Marriage, Install bed |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 丁亥 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Open business |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 戊子 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | Take office, Travel, Seek wealth, Meet a patron |