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Daily Almanac Sunday, December 20, 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
Geng Zi (庚子)
Year stem-branch
Bing Wu (丙午)
Day officer
Settle
Ecliptic star
Heavenly Prison
Lunar date
11/12
Chinese Zodiac
Dragon

Auspicious for

  • presenting betrothal gifts
  • sealing the engagement
  • holding worship
  • praying for blessings
  • consecrating objects
  • installing the ancestral incense
  • moving the hearth fire
  • traveling
  • gathering with relatives and friends
  • installing machinery
  • renovation and construction
  • breaking ground
  • raising pillars
  • raising the roof beam
  • roofing a house
  • laying the foundation
  • setting foundation stones
  • setting up the marital bed
  • hanging doors
  • demolition
  • relocating home
  • building a bridge
  • building a ship
  • burial
  • breaking ground for a burial
  • encoffining

Avoid

  • opening a business
  • building a temple
  • acquiring property
  • digging a well

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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