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.
December 2026
Thursday, December 24, 2026
壬S 1 7子S 2 9丙午N 4 3
Year: Fire Horse
Month: Metal Rat
Day: Water Monkey
Lunar day 16
Season: Winter Solstice (冬至/Dong Zhi)
№9 Success
Clashes with: Tiger
Year and month stars
SESSWEWNENNW
96
52
74
85
17
39
41
63
28
Clock times, without local solar time.
| 00:00–01:00 | Metal Early Rat | 子S 2 9 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | |
| 01:00–03:00 | Metal Ox | 丑E 1 3 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Heavenly Official |
| 03:00–05:00 | Water Tiger | 壬寅N 9 7 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Day BreakerTraveling HorseRoad Void |
| 05:00–07:00 | Water Rabbit | 癸卯W 8 7 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Road VoidRed PhoenixNobleman |
| 07:00–09:00 | Wood Dragon | 甲辰S 3 2 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Treasure StarGolden LockThree Harmony |
| 09:00–11:00 | Wood Snake | 乙巳E 7 3 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | NoblemanBranch Combination |
| 11:00–13:00 | Fire Horse | 丙午N 4 3 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unwanted hourWhite TigerJoyful Spirit |
| 13:00–15:00 | Fire Goat | 丁未W 6 7 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Heavenly OfficialJade HallStem Combination |
| 15:00–17:00 | Earth Monkey | 戊S 2 6 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Unused hourEstablish |
| 17:00–19:00 | Earth Rooster | 己E 3 8 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Black Tortoise |
| 19:00–21:00 | Metal Dog | 戌N 9 9 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hour |
| 21:00–23:00 | Metal Pig | 亥W 7 7 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Empty hourBranch HarmGrappling HookProsperity Star |
| 23:00–00:00 | Water Late Rat | 壬子S 8 1 | 壬S 1 7 | 子S 2 9 | 丙午N 4 3 | Road Void |
Time zone rules before 1970 can be wrong for some places.
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