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
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
甲子S 1 1丙S 8 4丙午N 4 3
Year: Fire Horse
Month: Fire Monkey
Day: Wood Rat
Lunar day 6
Season: Start of Autumn (立秋/Li Qiu)
№5 Stable
Year BreakerCalamity Sha of the year
Clashes with: Horse
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 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | EstablishGolden Lock |
| 01:00–03:00 | Wood Ox | 乙丑E 3 6 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | NoblemanBranch Combination |
| 03:00–05:00 | Fire Tiger | 丙寅N 2 4 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Traveling HorseWhite TigerJoyful SpiritProsperity Star |
| 05:00–07:00 | Fire Rabbit | 丁卯W 6 9 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Rude PunishmentJade Hall |
| 07:00–09:00 | Earth Dragon | 戊辰S 9 6 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unwanted hourThree Harmony |
| 09:00–11:00 | Earth Snake | 己巳E 8 2 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Black TortoiseStem Combination |
| 11:00–13:00 | Metal Horse | 午N 8 9 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Day Breaker |
| 13:00–15:00 | Metal Goat | 未W 9 3 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Branch HarmGrappling HookNobleman |
| 15:00–17:00 | Water Monkey | 壬S 1 7 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Road VoidTreasure Star |
| 17:00–19:00 | Water Rooster | 癸E 2 7 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Road VoidHeavenly Official |
| 19:00–21:00 | Wood Dog | 甲戌N 7 2 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hour |
| 21:00–23:00 | Wood Pig | 乙亥W 3 3 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourRed Phoenix |
| 23:00–00:00 | Fire Late Rat | 丙子S 6 3 | 甲子S 1 1 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | EstablishGolden Lock |
Time zone rules before 1970 can be wrong for some places.
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