Chinese almanac
Not every day is good for every act.
The calendar gives each day its pillars, its officer and its warnings.
Choose the month. Read the officer and the warnings of a day before you act on it.
July 2026
Sunday, July 19, 2026
甲午N 9 1乙未W 7 6丙午N 4 3
Year: Fire Horse
Month: Wood Goat
Day: Wood Horse
Lunar day 6
Season: Minor Heat (小暑/Xiao Shu)
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Sickness Star
Clashes with: Rat
Year and month stars
SESSWEWNENNW
92
57
79
81
13
35
46
68
24
Clock times, without local solar time.
| 00:00–01:00 | Wood Early Rat | 甲子S 1 1 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Day BreakerGolden Lock |
| 01:00–03:00 | Wood Ox | 乙丑E 3 6 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Branch HarmNobleman |
| 03:00–05:00 | Fire Tiger | 丙寅N 2 4 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | White TigerTreasure StarJoyful SpiritProsperity Star |
| 05:00–07:00 | Fire Rabbit | 丁卯W 6 9 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Jade Hall |
| 07:00–09:00 | Earth Dragon | 戊辰S 9 6 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourUnwanted hour |
| 09:00–11:00 | Earth Snake | 己巳E 8 2 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourBlack TortoiseStem Combination |
| 11:00–13:00 | Metal Horse | 午N 8 9 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unused hourEstablish |
| 13:00–15:00 | Metal Goat | 未W 9 3 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Grappling HookNoblemanBranch Combination |
| 15:00–17:00 | Water Monkey | 壬S 1 7 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Traveling HorseRoad Void |
| 17:00–19:00 | Water Rooster | 癸E 2 7 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Road VoidHeavenly Official |
| 19:00–21:00 | Wood Dog | 甲戌N 7 2 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | |
| 21:00–23:00 | Wood Pig | 乙亥W 3 3 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Red Phoenix |
| 23:00–00:00 | Fire Late Rat | 丙子S 6 3 | 甲午N 9 1 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Day BreakerGolden Lock |
Time zone rules before 1970 can be wrong for some places.
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