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
Thursday, August 20, 2026
丙寅N 2 4丙S 8 4丙午N 4 3
Year: Fire Horse
Month: Fire Monkey
Day: Fire Tiger
Lunar day 8
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 | Earth Early Rat | 戊子S 7 4 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Heavenly Official |
| 01:00–03:00 | Earth Ox | 己丑E 9 2 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | |
| 03:00–05:00 | Metal Tiger | 寅N 3 1 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unwanted hourEstablish |
| 05:00–07:00 | Metal Rabbit | 卯W 2 3 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Red PhoenixStem Combination |
| 07:00–09:00 | Water Dragon | 壬辰S 6 4 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unused hourRoad VoidGolden Lock |
| 09:00–11:00 | Water Snake | 癸巳E 4 6 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Road VoidBranch HarmUngrateful PunishmentProsperity Star |
| 11:00–13:00 | Wood Horse | 甲午N 9 1 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | White Tiger |
| 13:00–15:00 | Wood Goat | 乙未W 7 6 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Jade Hall |
| 15:00–17:00 | Fire Monkey | 丙S 8 4 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Day BreakerTraveling HorseJoyful Spirit |
| 17:00–19:00 | Fire Rooster | 丁E 4 9 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Black TortoiseNobleman |
| 19:00–21:00 | Earth Dog | 戊戌N 1 6 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourTreasure StarThree Harmony |
| 21:00–23:00 | Earth Pig | 己亥W 2 2 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourGrappling HookNoblemanBranch Combination |
| 23:00–00:00 | Metal Late Rat | 子S 2 9 | 丙寅N 2 4 | 丙S 8 4 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unwanted hourHeavenly Official |
Time zone rules before 1970 can be wrong for some places.
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