Chinese Almanac for 2027-08-16 (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 7, day 15
- Pillars: 丁未 · 戊申 · 丁卯
- Zodiac: Goat
- Day officer: Danger
- Attending spirit: Vermilion Bird · Black Path · Inauspicious
- Sha direction: West
- Lunar mansion: Extended Net · Auspicious
Suitable
Marriage, Consecration, Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Install incense, Move stove fire, Removal of ills, Logging, Move in, Relocation, Install bed, Open business, Trade, Sign contract, Planting, Travel, Burial
Unsuitable
Dig well, Haircut, Build stove, Break ground, Break burial ground, Dig pond
Spirits of the day
- Auspicious spirits: Monthly Virtue Combine, Heavenly Grace, Benefit Descendants, Five Harmony, Crow-Bark Pair
- Inauspicious spirits: Heavenly Official, 致死, Vermilion Bird, Five Voids, 七符
Directions
- Joy spirit: Due South
- Wealth spirit: Southwest
- Fortune spirit: Southeast
The twelve double hours
| Hour | Pillar | Spirit | Fortune | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 子 00:00–00:59 | 庚子 | Director of Destiny | Auspicious | Build stove, Worship, Pray for fortune, Taoist ritual |
| 丑 01:00–02:59 | 辛丑 | Gou Chen | Inauspicious | 见贵, 求财, Marriage, Add household members |
| 寅 03:00–04:59 | 壬寅 | Azure Dragon | Auspicious | 订婚, Marriage, Install bed, Relocation |
| 卯 05:00–06:59 | 癸卯 | Bright Hall | Auspicious | Construction, Roof a house, Relocation, Build stove |
| 辰 07:00–08:59 | 甲辰 | Heavenly Punishment | Inauspicious | Worship, Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, Taoist ritual |
| 巳 09:00–10:59 | 乙巳 | Vermilion Bird | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, Marriage, Relocation, Move in |
| 午 11:00–12:59 | 丙午 | Golden Chest | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 未 13:00–14:59 | 丁未 | Heavenly Virtue | Auspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 申 15:00–16:59 | 戊申 | White Tiger | Inauspicious | Move in, Construction, Burial, Worship |
| 酉 17:00–18:59 | 己酉 | Jade Hall | Auspicious | None |
| 戌 19:00–20:59 | 庚戌 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 亥 21:00–22:59 | 辛亥 | Black Tortoise | Inauspicious | Pray for fortune, Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage |
| 子 23:00–23:59 | 壬子 | Heavenly Prison | Inauspicious | Seek offspring, 订婚, Marriage, 求财 |