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Daily Almanac Saturday, August 22, 2026 — Wu Chen (戊辰)

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

Day Pillar
戊辰 · Wu Chen
Month pillar
Bing Shen (丙申)
Year stem-branch
Bing Wu (丙午)
Day officer
Complete
Ecliptic star
Golden Cabinet
Lunar date
7/10
Chinese Zodiac
Dragon

Auspicious for

  • installing machinery
  • presenting betrothal gifts
  • sealing the engagement
  • holding worship
  • praying for blessings
  • seeking offspring
  • consecrating objects
  • general salvation rites
  • traveling
  • moving the hearth fire
  • demolition
  • renovation and construction
  • breaking ground
  • taking in new household members
  • opening a business
  • trading
  • signing contracts
  • relocating home
  • setting up the marital bed
  • sowing and planting
  • raising the roof beam
  • buying livestock
  • breaking ground for a burial
  • moving the coffin
  • burial

Avoid

  • moving into a new home
  • getting married
  • digging a well
  • raising livestock

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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