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
Saturday, August 8, 2026
甲寅N 7 9丙S 8 4丙午N 4 3
Year: Fire Horse
Month: Fire Monkey
Day: Wood Tiger
Lunar day 26
Season: Start of Autumn (立秋/Li Qiu)
№7 Break
Month Breaker
Clashes with: Monkey
Year and month stars
SESSWEWNENNW
91
56
78
89
12
34
45
67
23
Clock times, without local solar time.
| 00:00–01:00 | Wood Early Rat | 甲子S 1 1 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hour |
| 01:00–03:00 | Wood Ox | 乙丑E 3 6 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourNobleman |
| 03:00–05:00 | Fire Tiger | 丙寅N 2 4 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Joyful SpiritProsperity StarEstablish |
| 05:00–07:00 | Fire Rabbit | 丁卯W 6 9 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Red Phoenix |
| 07:00–09:00 | Earth Dragon | 戊辰S 9 6 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unwanted hourGolden Lock |
| 09:00–11:00 | Earth Snake | 己巳E 8 2 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Branch HarmUngrateful PunishmentStem Combination |
| 11:00–13:00 | Metal Horse | 午N 8 9 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unused hourWhite Tiger |
| 13:00–15:00 | Metal Goat | 未W 9 3 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | NoblemanJade Hall |
| 15:00–17:00 | Water Monkey | 壬S 1 7 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Day BreakerTraveling HorseRoad Void |
| 17:00–19:00 | Water Rooster | 癸E 2 7 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Road VoidBlack TortoiseHeavenly Official |
| 19:00–21:00 | Wood Dog | 甲戌N 7 2 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Treasure StarThree Harmony |
| 21:00–23:00 | Wood Pig | 乙亥W 3 3 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Grappling HookBranch Combination |
| 23:00–00:00 | Fire Late Rat | 丙子S 6 3 | 甲寅N 7 9 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hour |
Time zone rules before 1970 can be wrong for some places.
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