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.
September 2026
Monday, September 28, 2026
乙巳E 7 3丁E 4 9丙午N 4 3
Year: Fire Horse
Month: Fire Rooster
Day: Wood Snake
Lunar day 18
Season: Autumn Equinox (秋分/Qiu Fen)
№9 Success
Day without wealth
Clashes with: Pig
Year and month stars
SESSWEWNENNW
99
55
77
88
11
33
44
66
22
Clock times, without local solar time.
| 00:00–01:00 | Fire Early Rat | 丙子S 6 3 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | White TigerNobleman |
| 01:00–03:00 | Fire Ox | 丁丑E 4 7 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Treasure StarJade HallThree Harmony |
| 03:00–05:00 | Earth Tiger | 戊寅N 8 6 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourBranch Harm |
| 05:00–07:00 | Earth Rabbit | 己卯W 7 8 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourUnwanted hourBlack TortoiseProsperity Star |
| 07:00–09:00 | Metal Dragon | 辰S 1 9 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Stem Combination |
| 09:00–11:00 | Metal Snake | 巳E 3 7 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unused hourGrappling HookEstablish |
| 11:00–13:00 | Water Horse | 壬午N 2 1 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Road Void |
| 13:00–15:00 | Water Goat | 癸未W 4 8 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Road Void |
| 15:00–17:00 | Wood Monkey | 甲S 3 9 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | NoblemanHeavenly OfficialBranch Combination |
| 17:00–19:00 | Wood Rooster | 乙E 9 4 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Red Phoenix |
| 19:00–21:00 | Fire Dog | 丙戌N 6 1 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Joyful SpiritGolden Lock |
| 21:00–23:00 | Fire Pig | 丁亥W 8 8 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Day BreakerTraveling Horse |
| 23:00–00:00 | Earth Late Rat | 戊子S 7 4 | 乙巳E 7 3 | 丁E 4 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | White TigerNobleman |
Time zone rules before 1970 can be wrong for some places.
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