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Daily Almanac Thursday, July 16, 2026 — Xin Mao (辛卯)

The day pillar and the classical auspicious / avoid lists, computed deterministically from the soli-lunar calendar.

Day Pillar
辛卯 · Xin Mao
Month pillar
Yi Wei (乙未)
Year stem-branch
Bing Wu (丙午)
Day officer
Complete
Ecliptic star
Heavenly Virtue
Lunar date
6/3
Chinese Zodiac
Rabbit

Auspicious for

  • getting married
  • presenting betrothal gifts
  • sealing the engagement
  • holding worship
  • praying for blessings
  • seeking offspring
  • consecrating objects
  • moving the hearth fire
  • traveling
  • demolition
  • renovation and construction
  • breaking ground
  • taking in new household members
  • opening a business
  • trading
  • signing contracts
  • hanging a signboard
  • moving into a new home
  • relocating home
  • setting up the marital bed
  • sowing and planting
  • encoffining
  • breaking ground for a burial
  • thanking the earth spirits
  • burial

Avoid

  • digging a well
  • felling trees
  • buying livestock
  • making a coffin

The auspicious/avoid lists follow the classical almanac rule tables (the twelve day officers and the ecliptic stars), applied mechanically. For entertainment purposes only.

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