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 26, 2026
丑E 1 3乙未W 7 6丙午N 4 3
Year: Fire Horse
Month: Wood Goat
Day: Metal Ox
Lunar day 13
Season: Major Heat (大暑/Da Shu)
№7 Break
Month BreakerEarth Sha of the year
Clashes with: Goat
Year and month stars
SESSWEWNENNW
92
57
79
81
13
35
46
68
24
Clock times, without local solar time.
| 00:00–01:00 | Earth Early Rat | 戊子S 7 4 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Branch Combination |
| 01:00–03:00 | Earth Ox | 己丑E 9 2 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Red PhoenixEstablish |
| 03:00–05:00 | Metal Tiger | 寅N 3 1 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | NoblemanGolden Lock |
| 05:00–07:00 | Metal Rabbit | 卯W 2 3 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | |
| 07:00–09:00 | Water Dragon | 壬辰S 6 4 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourRoad VoidWhite Tiger |
| 09:00–11:00 | Water Snake | 癸巳E 4 6 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourRoad VoidHeavenly OfficialJade Hall |
| 11:00–13:00 | Wood Horse | 甲午N 9 1 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Branch HarmNobleman |
| 13:00–15:00 | Wood Goat | 乙未W 7 6 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Day BreakerUnwanted hourBlack Tortoise |
| 15:00–17:00 | Fire Monkey | 丙S 8 4 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Joyful SpiritStem Combination |
| 17:00–19:00 | Fire Rooster | 丁E 4 9 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unused hourGrappling HookTreasure StarProsperity Star |
| 19:00–21:00 | Earth Dog | 戊戌N 1 6 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Bullying Punishment |
| 21:00–23:00 | Earth Pig | 己亥W 2 2 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Traveling Horse |
| 23:00–00:00 | Metal Late Rat | 子S 2 9 | 丑E 1 3 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Branch Combination |
Time zone rules before 1970 can be wrong for some places.
City data: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0