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Daily Almanac Wednesday, August 5, 2026 — Xin Hai (辛亥)

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

Day Pillar
辛亥 · Xin Hai
Month pillar
Yi Wei (乙未)
Year stem-branch
Bing Wu (丙午)
Day officer
Settle
Ecliptic star
Bright Hall
Lunar date
6/23
Chinese Zodiac
Pig

Auspicious for

  • sealing the engagement
  • presenting betrothal gifts
  • holding worship
  • praying for blessings
  • consecrating objects
  • installing the ancestral incense
  • moving the hearth fire
  • signing contracts
  • installing machinery
  • relocating home
  • moving into a new home
  • raising pillars
  • raising the roof beam
  • gathering with relatives and friends
  • setting up the marital bed
  • demolition
  • hanging a signboard
  • raising livestock
  • training oxen and horses

Avoid

  • getting married
  • burial
  • holding a funeral
  • breaking ground for a burial
  • repairing a tomb

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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