January 22, 2026 BaZi Calendar & Chinese Almanac
The day's BaZi pillars joined with the Chinese almanac: do's and don'ts, lucky hours, clash and directions at a glance.
Thursday · YiSi, year of the Snake
22
12th Month, Day 4th
- Good for
- Wedding, Betrothal, Sign Alliance +26
- Avoid
- Pray for Blessings, Build Temple, Offer Sacrifices +2
- Lucky hours
- Early Zi hour, Chou hour, Chen hour, Si hour, Wei hour, Xu hour, Late Zi hour
- Clash
- Clashes (GengYin) Tiger · Sha South · Void ChenSi
- Directions
- WealthSouthwestHappinessSouthwestFortuneNorthwest
- Solar term
- Major Cold → Start of SpringDanger dayLegs · Wood · Wolf
What Kind of Day Is It for You?
One day plays ten different Ten Gods, one for each Day Master. Enter your birth date to see whether today reaches yours as wealth, authority, resource or peer energy.
Today's Three Pillars and Day Master
Year Pillar
Yi
Si
Covered Lamp FireWood / Fire
Month Pillar
Ji
Chou
Thunderbolt FireEarth
Day pillar · Day Master
Bing
Shen
Fire Below the MountainYang Fire
On January 22, 2026 (12th Month, Day 4th), the day is Auspicious under Master of Fate. Bing is a Yang Fire stem with Fire Below the Mountain NaYin. Fire is associated with drive and transformation.
Today's Do's and Don'ts
Auspicious Activities
29 itemsActivities to Avoid
5 itemsGlossary
- Wedding
- : Holding the wedding and bringing the bride home.
- Betrothal
- : First of the six wedding rites, when the groom's family sends betrothal gifts.
- Sign Alliance
- : Sealing a pact: betrothal in the old sense, a partnership agreement today.
- Consecrate
- : Dotting the eyes of a new statue to invite the deity into it.
- Place Incense
- : Setting up an incense burner, deity altar or ancestral tablet.
- Move Fire
- : Moving a deity's altar and incense fire out of the old house.
- Receive Wealth
- : Taking in money: collecting payment or banking income.
- Open for Business
- : Opening for business: a new shop, or the first trading day of the year.
- Trade
- : Buying, selling and closing deals.
- Sign Contract
- : Drawing up and signing a contract.
- Cut Fabric
- : Cutting cloth for new clothes, especially wedding or mourning garments.
- Build Roof
- : Building a house and roofing it.
- Lay Foundation
- : Laying a building's foundation.
- Renovate
- : Renovating or extending a building.
- Break Ground
- : First breaking of soil for building work on a dwelling.
- Install Door
- : Fitting a door and its frame.
- Relocate
- : Relocating — moving house.
- Move In
- : Moving into a new home.
- Plant
- : Planting crops and trees.
- Raise Livestock
- : Grazing and raising livestock.
- Hunt
- : Hunting game.
- Dig Well
- : Digging a well.
- Dig Pond
- : Digging a pond.
- Burial
- : Holding the burial and laying the coffin in the ground.
- Break Ground for Burial
- : Breaking ground for a grave, as distinct from Break Ground for a dwelling.
- Encoffin
- : Placing the body into the coffin.
- End Mourning
- : Taking off mourning dress at the end of the mourning period.
- Wear Mourning
- : Mourners formally putting on mourning dress.
- Erect Monument
- : Erecting a gravestone or memorial stele.
- Pray for Blessings
- : Praying to the gods for blessings and safety.
- Build Temple
- : Building a temple.
- Offer Sacrifices
- : Making offerings to gods and ancestors.
- Set Up Bed
- : Positioning or moving a bed, usually when newly wed or settling into a new home.
- Thank the Earth
- : Thanking the earth gods once building work is finished.
12 Hour Pillars
The day splits into twelve two-hour periods, each ruled by one of the twelve Yellow Road or Black Road spirits. The Zi hour straddles midnight, so it appears twice: early Zi opens the day and late Zi closes it, each with its own pillar. Each hour also lists the almanac's own "Good for" and "Avoid". That is a separate method from the ruling spirit, so the two can disagree; an hour both call good is the safest pick.
Early Zi hour
00–01 Azure Dragon
AuspiciousChou hour
01–03 Bright Hall
AuspiciousYin hour
03–05 Celestial Punishment
InauspiciousMao hour
05–07 Vermilion Bird
InauspiciousChen hour
07–09 Golden Coffer
AuspiciousSi hour
09–11 Celestial Virtue
AuspiciousWu hour
11–13 White Tiger
InauspiciousWei hour
13–15 Jade Hall
AuspiciousShen hour
15–17 Celestial Prison
InauspiciousYou hour
17–19 Black Tortoise
InauspiciousXu hour
19–21 Master of Fate
AuspiciousHai hour
21–23 Gouchen
InauspiciousLate Zi hour
23–24 Master of Fate
Auspicious| Hour | Hour pillar | Hour spirit | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Zi hour 00:00–00:59 | WuZi Thunderbolt Fire | Azure Dragon Auspicious | The best all-round hour: favours money matters, launches, deals and signings.Good for: NoneAvoid: All matters |
| Chou hour 01:00–02:59 | JiChou Thunderbolt Fire | Bright Hall Auspicious | Good for meeting people of influence, interviews and filing paperwork.Good for: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Thank the Gods, Renovate, Build StoveAvoid: None |
| Yin hour 03:00–04:59 | GengYin Pine and Cypress Wood | Celestial Punishment Inauspicious | Disputes and legal friction. Avoid confrontation; tidy up and finish things instead.Good for: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring, Engagement, Wedding, Travel, Seek Wealth, Open for Business, Trade, Set Up Bed, Take Office, Offer SacrificesAvoid: Raise Beam, Build Roof, Encoffin |
| Mao hour 05:00–06:59 | XinMao Pine and Cypress Wood | Vermilion Bird Inauspicious | An hour of arguments and gossip. Avoid debates and verbal promises; write rather than speak.Good for: Pray for Offspring, Wedding, Relocate, Move In, Open for Business, Trade, Renovate, Burial, Take Office, Travel, Meet Noble, Seek Wealth, EngagementAvoid: None |
| Chen hour 07:00–08:59 | RenChen Long-flowing Water | Golden Coffer Auspicious | The treasury hour: favours weddings, collecting payment, saving and buying property.Good for: Offer Sacrifices, Fast/Pray, Engagement, Wedding, BurialAvoid: Take Office, Renovate, Relocate, Travel, Litigation, Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring, Board Boat |
| Si hour 09:00–10:59 | GuiSi Long-flowing Water | Celestial Virtue Auspicious | A virtuous hour for prayer, ritual, charity and seeking medical care. Softens bad luck.Good for: Engagement, Wedding, Relocate, Move In, BurialAvoid: Take Office, Travel, Renovate, Break Ground, Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Thank the Gods, Consecrate |
| Wu hour 11:00–12:59 | JiaWu Gold in the Sand | White Tiger Inauspicious | Risk of injury and conflict. Avoid groundbreaking, long trips and anything reckless.Good for: Pray for Blessings, Wedding, Build Temple, Build Stove, Move In, BurialAvoid: Take Office, Travel, Renovate, Break Ground |
| Wei hour 13:00–14:59 | YiWei Gold in the Sand | Jade Hall Auspicious | Favours celebrations, moving in, setting up a bed, study and exams.Good for: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring, Seek Wealth, Wedding, BurialAvoid: Take Office, Travel, Renovate |
| Shen hour 15:00–16:59 | BingShen Fire Below the Mountain | Celestial Prison Inauspicious | A confining hour. Delay travel and negotiation; handle internal matters behind closed doors.Good for: Engagement, Wedding, Set Up Bed, Relocate, Move In, Renovate, Burial, Take Office, Travel, Meet Noble, Seek WealthAvoid: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Thank the Gods |
| You hour 17:00–18:59 | DingYou Fire Below the Mountain | Black Tortoise Inauspicious | Guard against theft and loss. Avoid gambling, speculation and lending money out.Good for: Seek Wealth, Meet Noble, Thank the Gods, Renovate, Build Roof, Relocate, Build Stove, Set Up Bed, Move In, Open for BusinessAvoid: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Consecrate, Take Office, Travel |
| Xu hour 19:00–20:59 | WuXu Flatland Wood | Master of Fate Auspicious | Rules food and daily rhythm: good for cooking, eating, resetting your routine and planning.Good for: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring, Engagement, Wedding, Travel, Seek Wealth, Open for Business, Trade, Set Up Bed, Meet NobleAvoid: Take Office, Litigation |
| Hai hour 21:00–22:59 | JiHai Flatland Wood | Gouchen Inauspicious | Entanglement and delay. Avoid groundbreaking, property deals and long contracts.Good for: Pray for Offspring, Wedding, Relocate, Move In, Open for Business, Trade, Renovate, Burial, Take Office, Meet Noble, Travel, Seek WealthAvoid: None |
| Late Zi hour 23:00–23:59 | GengZi Earth on the Wall | Master of Fate Auspicious | Rules food and daily rhythm: good for cooking, eating, resetting your routine and planning.Good for: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Thank the Gods, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Noble, Engagement, Wedding, Renovate, BurialAvoid: Raise Beam, Build Roof, Encoffin, Take Office, Litigation |
Almanac Details: Day Officer, Lunar Mansion and Spirits
What a traditional Tung Shing reads for date selection. The Twelve Day Officers set the tone of the day, the ruling Lunar Mansion adds its own luck, the day's spirits each favour or forbid certain acts, the Fetal God position marks where a household with a pregnancy should not build or move things, and Peng Zu's Taboos are old sayings tied to the day's stem and branch.
| Item | Today | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Day Officer (Jian Chu) | Danger dayA day of hidden danger. | A day of hidden danger. |
| Lunar Mansion | Legs · Wood · Wolf InauspiciousOne of the seven mansions of the West White Tiger. | One of the seven mansions of the West White Tiger. |
| Auspicious Spirits | Mother Granary, Yang Virtue, Five Wealth, Blessed Birth, Removal Spirit, Master of Fate, Barking | |
| Inauspicious Spirits | Roaming Disaster, Five Separation | |
| Fetal God Position | Kitchen Hearth Stove Inside the Room, North | |
| Peng Zu's Taboos | Bing day: do not repair the stove, or disaster follows.Shen day: do not set up a bed, or spirits enter the room. | |
Today and the 12 Zodiac Signs
Each sign's branch is read against today's day branch: combination helps, clash, punishment, harm and break hinder, and no relation makes a steady day.
RatZi
OxChou
TigerYin
RabbitMao
DragonChen
SnakeSi
HorseWu
GoatWei
MonkeyShen
RoosterYou
DogXu
PigHai
- Rat
- : Half-combines with today. The support is mild, so push along what is already moving.
- Tiger
- : Clashes with today, the strongest disruption. Travel and move, but avoid signing or confronting.
- Snake
- : Combination and conflict both apply. Progress is possible, but do not stake everything on today.
- Monkey
- : Your sign rules the day, so its energy moves with yours. You carry weight today, but you are also the most visible.
- Pig
- : Harm with today. Losses come quietly rather than openly, so watch favours and hidden costs.
Ten Gods: Today for Each Day Master
The day's Heavenly Stem plays a different Ten God for every Day Master. Find yours to see whether today arrives as wealth, authority, resource or peer energy.
| Day Master | Today's Ten God | Today's focus |
|---|---|---|
| JiaWood | Eating God | Expression flows and the mood is easy. Good for creating, presenting, and time spent with people you enjoy. |
| YiWood | Hurting Officer | Talent shows, but so does a sharp tongue. Display your work; do not take on your boss or the rule-makers. |
| BingFireDay stem | Friend | Peers stand beside you today, so joint effort carries weight. Rivalry over the same prize is the risk: settle the split up front. |
| DingFire | Rob Wealth | Money leaks out today and others may claim a share. Avoid lending, guarantees and impulse spending. |
| WuEarth | Indirect Seal | The mind runs deep and slightly sideways. Good for solitary study and unconventional subjects; do not overthink. |
| JiEarth | Direct Seal | Support and mentors are available. Good for asking advice, learning, and signing things that protect you. |
| GengMetal | Seven Killings | Pressure comes head-on today. Hold your ground rather than pushing, and watch your health and the unexpected. |
| XinMetal | Direct Officer | Rules and reputation matter today. Good for formal settings, paperwork and anything touching promotion. |
| RenWater | Indirect Wealth | Networking and new openings favour you today, with side income in reach. Test small rather than betting big. |
| GuiWater | Direct Wealth | Steady, earned money is the theme. Good for invoicing, quoting, salary talks and tidying your finances. |
Pillar Interactions
The stems and branches of the Year, Month and Day pillars interact through combination, clash, punishment, harm and destruction. Together these decide whether the day's energy gathers or scatters.
- Six HarmonySi + ShenYear Pillar, Day pillar · Day Master
Two Earthly Branches bind together and draw energy inward. Good for meetings, agreements and tying up loose ends.
- PunishmentSi + ShenPunishment of IngratitudeYear Pillar, Day pillar · Day Master
Branches punish each other, bringing friction and self-inflicted trouble. Reflect and clear old matters rather than push forward.
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