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Chinese almanac (Huangli)
Traditional Chinese almanac (Huang Li) by Gregorian date: suitable / avoid activities, spirits, Peng Zu taboos, hourly luck (via lunar-javascript; reference only).
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
2026年六月初八
Cancer · Zodiac: Horse
Previous term: Lesser Heat (2026-07-07) · Next term: Greater Heat (2026-07-23)
Suitable
RepairBreak groundBuild machineSacrificeBathingRemovalSmash houseTreatMake stoveBuild houseDiggingOpen pondSweep houseLivestock thickeningOpen graveMake coffinBurialBreak earthOpen coffinMove coffinBody placingTombstone erecting
Avoid
OpeningEnter houseTravelBed placing
Day details
- Gan-Zhi
- BingWu · YiWei · BingShen
- Na Yin
- PiedmontFire
- Clash & Sha
- (GengYin)Tiger · Sha South
- Day spirit
- 司命 · 黄道 · Good luck
- Duty cycle
- Remove
- Peng Zu taboos
- Bing不修灶必见灾殃 Shen不安床鬼祟入房
- Fetal spirit
- KitchenCookerStove 房内North
- Tai Sui
- South
- Constellation (28)
- Wing · Bad luck
- Phenology
- 鹰始挚
Auspicious directions
- Joy
- Kun（Southwest）
- Yang noble
- Dui（West）
- Yin noble
- Qian（Northwest）
- Fortune
- Qian（Northwest）
- Wealth
- Kun（Southwest）
Auspicious spirits
阳德、相日、吉期、益后、除神、司命、鸣吠
Inauspicious spirits
劫煞、天贼、五虚、五离
Constellation verse
翼星不利架高堂，三年二载见瘟惶，埋葬若还逢此日，子孙必定走他乡，婚姻此日不宜利，归家定是不相当，开门放水家须破，少女恋花贪外郎。
Hourly guidance
| Time | Gan-Zhi | Spirit | Suitable | Avoid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00–00:59 | WuZi | Azure Dragon （Good luck） | None | Everything Sucks |
| 01:00–02:59 | JiChou | 明堂 （Good luck） | Sacrifice、Pray、Taoist rites、Reward gods、Repair、Make stove | None |
| 03:00–04:59 | GengYin | 天刑 （Bad luck） | Pray、Seek heirs、Engagement、Marriage、Travel、Seek wealth、Opening、Trade、Bed placing、Go post、Sacrifice | Beam placing、Build house、Body placing |
| 05:00–06:59 | XinMao | Rosefinch （Bad luck） | Seek heirs、Marriage、Move、Enter house、Opening、Trade、Repair、Burial、Go post、Travel、Meet noble、Seek wealth、Engagement | None |
| 07:00–08:59 | RenChen | 金匮 （Good luck） | Sacrifice、Taoist rites、Engagement、Marriage、Burial | Go post、Repair、Move、Travel、Litigation、Pray、Seek heirs、Ride boat |
| 09:00–10:59 | GuiSi | 天德 （Good luck） | Engagement、Marriage、Move、Enter house、Burial | Go post、Travel、Repair、Break ground、Sacrifice、Pray、Taoist rites、Reward gods、Consecretion |
| 11:00–12:59 | JiaWu | White Tiger （Bad luck） | Pray、Marriage、Build temple、Make stove、Enter house、Burial | Go post、Travel、Repair、Break ground |
| 13:00–14:59 | YiWei | 玉堂 （Good luck） | Pray、Seek heirs、Seek wealth、Marriage、Burial | Go post、Travel、Repair |
| 15:00–16:59 | BingShen | 天牢 （Bad luck） | Engagement、Marriage、Bed placing、Move、Enter house、Repair、Burial、Go post、Travel、Meet noble、Seek wealth | Sacrifice、Pray、Taoist rites、Reward gods |
| 17:00–18:59 | DingYou | Black Tortoise （Bad luck） | Seek wealth、Meet noble、Reward gods、Repair、Build house、Move、Make stove、Bed placing、Enter house、Opening | Sacrifice、Pray、Taoist rites、Consecretion、Go post、Travel |
| 19:00–20:59 | WuXu | 司命 （Good luck） | Pray、Seek heirs、Engagement、Marriage、Travel、Seek wealth、Opening、Trade、Bed placing、Meet noble | Go post、Litigation |
| 21:00–22:59 | JiHai | 勾陈 （Bad luck） | Seek heirs、Marriage、Move、Enter house、Opening、Trade、Repair、Burial、Go post、Meet noble、Travel、Seek wealth | None |
| 23:00–23:59 | GengZi | 司命 （Good luck） | Sacrifice、Pray、Reward gods、Travel、Seek wealth、Meet noble、Engagement、Marriage、Repair、Burial | Beam placing、Build house、Body placing、Go post、Litigation |
Almanac rules vary by school and region; use as reference only for important decisions.