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Daily Almanac Friday, August 21, 2026 — Ding Mao (丁卯)

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

Day Pillar
丁卯 · Ding Mao
Month pillar
Bing Shen (丙申)
Year stem-branch
Bing Wu (丙午)
Day officer
Peril
Ecliptic star
Vermilion Bird
Lunar date
7/9
Chinese Zodiac
Rabbit

Auspicious for

  • getting married
  • consecrating objects
  • holding worship
  • praying for blessings
  • seeking offspring
  • installing the ancestral incense
  • moving the hearth fire
  • cleansing rituals
  • felling trees
  • moving into a new home
  • relocating home
  • setting up the marital bed
  • opening a business
  • trading
  • signing contracts
  • sowing and planting
  • traveling
  • burial

Avoid

  • digging a well
  • having a haircut
  • building a stove
  • breaking ground
  • breaking ground for a burial
  • digging a pond

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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