Sunday, July 19, 2026
Welcome to the Daily Almanac. This traditional Chinese calendar tells you which activities are favorable or unfavorable on each day, based on celestial stems, earthly branches, and classical star systems. The almanac is a traditional reference tool, not a guarantee of outcomes.
Day Pillar
Yang Wood Horse
Month乙未Yǐ Wèi
Day Officer
The closing day, last of the twelve day officers: traditionally a day of sealing and storing away.
Day God
Heavenly Prison, a black-path (黑道) god: in tradition a sign of confinement and restraint.
宜Favorable
忌Unfavorable
Peng Zu's taboos (traditional sayings)
Traditional sayings, shown for interest. They don't change the lists above.
- 甲不开仓，财物耗散Traditional saying: on 甲 (Jiǎ) days, don't open the storehouse; it was said to make wealth drain away.
- 午不苫盖，屋主更张Traditional saying: on 午 (Wǔ, Horse) days, don't thatch a roof; it was said to make the house change hands.
Shen Sha
Auspicious
Daily Clash
This day clashes with the Rat; avoid the North direction.
Tai Sui (Year)
Tai Sui sits in the South for the year, opposing the North. Traditionally, almanacs advise against major construction, ground-breaking or burial in either direction until the next 立春 (Lichun).
Lunar Mansion
Star, one of the seven mansions of the Vermilion Bird in the south; inauspicious in the traditional count.
Lucky and unlucky hours
Yellow-path (黄道) hours are lucky and black-path (黑道) hours unlucky, by the traditional day-god cycle. ★ marks the noble-person hours for this day.
Almanac data is derived from classical formulas and is for reference only. Do not use as the sole basis for medical, legal, or financial decisions. Disclaimer