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Daily Almanac Wednesday, July 29, 2026 — Jia Chen (甲辰)

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

Day Pillar
甲辰 · Jia Chen
Month pillar
Yi Wei (乙未)
Year stem-branch
Bing Wu (丙午)
Day officer
Harvest
Ecliptic star
White Tiger
Lunar date
6/16
Chinese Zodiac
Dragon

Auspicious for

  • presenting betrothal gifts
  • sealing the engagement
  • getting married
  • relocating home
  • moving into a new home
  • traveling
  • holding worship
  • praying for blessings
  • holding fasts and rites
  • sculpting and painting idols
  • consecrating objects
  • installing the ancestral incense
  • moving the hearth fire
  • gathering with relatives and friends
  • cleansing rituals
  • starting school
  • raising pillars
  • raising the roof beam
  • demolition
  • roofing a house
  • laying the foundation
  • sowing and planting
  • raising livestock
  • buying livestock

Avoid

  • burial
  • breaking ground for a burial
  • opening a business
  • opening the granary
  • shipping out goods
  • reopening the burial vault

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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