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.
August 2026
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
亥W 7 7乙未W 7 6丙午N 4 3
Year: Fire Horse
Month: Wood Goat
Day: Metal Pig
Lunar day 23
Season: Major Heat (大暑/Da Shu)
№5 Stable
Robbery Sha of the year
Clashes with: Snake
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 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | White Tiger |
| 01:00–03:00 | Earth Ox | 己丑E 9 2 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Jade Hall |
| 03:00–05:00 | Metal Tiger | 寅N 3 1 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourNoblemanBranch Combination |
| 05:00–07:00 | Metal Rabbit | 卯W 2 3 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourBlack TortoiseThree Harmony |
| 07:00–09:00 | Water Dragon | 壬辰S 6 4 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Road Void |
| 09:00–11:00 | Water Snake | 癸巳E 4 6 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Day BreakerTraveling HorseRoad VoidGrappling HookHeavenly Official |
| 11:00–13:00 | Wood Horse | 甲午N 9 1 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Nobleman |
| 13:00–15:00 | Wood Goat | 乙未W 7 6 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unwanted hourTreasure Star |
| 15:00–17:00 | Fire Monkey | 丙S 8 4 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Branch HarmJoyful SpiritStem Combination |
| 17:00–19:00 | Fire Rooster | 丁E 4 9 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unused hourRed PhoenixProsperity Star |
| 19:00–21:00 | Earth Dog | 戊戌N 1 6 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Golden Lock |
| 21:00–23:00 | Earth Pig | 己亥W 2 2 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | Establish |
| 23:00–00:00 | Metal Late Rat | 子S 2 9 | 亥W 7 7 | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙午N 4 3 | White Tiger |
Time zone rules before 1970 can be wrong for some places.
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