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Chinese Almanac for October 17, 2026Saturday
Lunar 9/8 · Bing-Wu year · Wu-Xu month · Jia-Zi day · Year of the Horse
Do's & don'tsHeavenly Prison · inauspicious day · day officer “Full” · clashes with Wu-Wu (Horse) · ill-omened direction: south
DoBetrothal gifts · Making agreements · Seeing family & friends · Ritual bathing · Haircuts · Cutting cloth for clothes · Coming-of-age rites · Setting up a bed · Ending mourning · Putting on mourning clothes · Exhuming for reburial · Moving a coffin · Burials · Preparing a grave in advance
AvoidOpening a business · Moving into a new home · Travel · Weddings · Repairing graves · Praying for blessings · Groundbreaking · Installing doors · Thanking the earth · Raising the ridgepole
About this day
- Guardian spirit
- Heavenly Prison · inauspicious day
- Day officer
- Full
- Clash
- Wu-Wu (Horse) · south
- Lucky directions
- Wealth god: northeast · Joy god: northeast · Fortune god: north
- Solar term · pentad
- Cold Dew · 雀入大水为蛤
The twelve double-hours
| Hour | Time | Luck | Clashes with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jia-Zi · Zi hour | 23:00–00:59 | good · Golden Coffer | Wu-Wu (Horse) |
| Yi-Chou · Chou hour | 01:00–02:59 | good · Heavenly Virtue | Ji-Wei (Goat) |
| Bing-Yin · Yin hour | 03:00–04:59 | poor · White Tiger | Geng-Shen (Monkey) |
| Ding-Mao · Mao hour | 05:00–06:59 | good · Jade Hall | Xin-You (Rooster) |
| Wu-Chen · Chen hour | 07:00–08:59 | poor · Heavenly Prison | Ren-Xu (Dog) |
| Ji-Si · Si hour | 09:00–10:59 | poor · Black Tortoise | Gui-Hai (Pig) |
| Geng-Wu · Wu hour | 11:00–12:59 | good · Keeper of Fate | Jia-Zi (Rat) |
| Xin-Wei · Wei hour | 13:00–14:59 | poor · Coiled Serpent | Yi-Chou (Ox) |
| Ren-Shen · Shen hour | 15:00–16:59 | good · Azure Dragon | Bing-Yin (Tiger) |
| Gui-You · You hour | 17:00–18:59 | good · Bright Hall | Ding-Mao (Rabbit) |
| Jia-Xu · Xu hour | 19:00–20:59 | poor · Heavenly Punishment | Wu-Chen (Dragon) |
| Yi-Hai · Hai hour | 21:00–22:59 | poor · Vermilion Bird | Ji-Si (Snake) |
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Stems and branches, do's and don'ts, guardian spirits, day officers and clashes are calculated from the traditional calendar (Beijing time) — no AI. The almanac is traditional culture, for everyday reference; please don't base major decisions on it.