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Chinese Almanac: Day Officer, Activities and Hours

Choose a civil date to read its lunar date, stem-branch day, day officer and traditional activity recommendations. The hour table separates early and late Rat hours at midnight.

2026-09-21 · 戊戌 · Remove

二〇二六年八月十一 · Clash: Dragon

ActivityDay recommendation
WeddingSuitable
Moving into a homeUnlisted
Opening a businessSuitable
Taking up a postUnlisted
RenovationSuitable
TravelSuitable

Peng Zu day sayings

戊不受田田主不祥 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

These sayings pair one stem phrase with one branch phrase for the selected date. Read the activity labels alongside them when consulting a traditional almanac.

Hour periods for 2026-09-21

Recorded clock intervalPillarQualityListed suitable activities
2026-09-21 00:00 – 2026-09-21 00:59壬子InauspiciousWedding, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Travel
2026-09-21 01:00 – 2026-09-21 02:59癸丑InauspiciousWedding, Moving into a home, Opening a business, Taking up a post, Renovation
2026-09-21 03:00 – 2026-09-21 04:59甲寅AuspiciousNone of the six selected activities
2026-09-21 05:00 – 2026-09-21 06:59乙卯InauspiciousWedding, Taking up a post, Travel
2026-09-21 07:00 – 2026-09-21 08:59丙辰AuspiciousWedding, Opening a business
2026-09-21 09:00 – 2026-09-21 10:59丁巳AuspiciousWedding, Opening a business
2026-09-21 11:00 – 2026-09-21 12:59戊午InauspiciousWedding, Moving into a home, Opening a business, Renovation
2026-09-21 13:00 – 2026-09-21 14:59己未InauspiciousWedding, Moving into a home, Opening a business, Renovation
2026-09-21 15:00 – 2026-09-21 16:59庚申AuspiciousWedding, Opening a business
2026-09-21 17:00 – 2026-09-21 18:59辛酉AuspiciousWedding
2026-09-21 19:00 – 2026-09-21 20:59壬戌InauspiciousRenovation
2026-09-21 21:00 – 2026-09-21 22:59癸亥AuspiciousWedding
2026-09-21 23:00 – 2026-09-21 23:59甲子InauspiciousNone of the six selected activities

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Yi and Ji

Yi 宜 names activities traditionally suitable for the date; Ji 忌 names unsuitable activities. The selected activity is shown as suitable, unsuitable or unlisted. An unlisted activity is not treated as suitable.

Day officer and clash

The twelve day officers run through Establish, Remove, Full, Level, Settle, Hold, Break, Danger, Success, Receive, Open and Close. The clash animal is the branch opposite the day’s branch.

Hours

Each row gives a clock interval, stem-branch pair and auspicious or inauspicious traditional quality. Read the activity recommendation separately: an auspicious hour can still list an activity as unsuitable.