January 26, 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.
Monday · YiSi, year of the Snake
26
12th Month, Day 8th
- Good for
- Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring +12
- Avoid
- Move In, Acquire Property, Wedding +5
- Lucky hours
- Early Zi hour, Chou hour, Mao hour, Wu hour, Shen hour, You hour
- Clash
- Clashes (JiaWu) Horse · Sha South · Void ChenSi
- Directions
- WealthDue EastHappinessNorthwestFortuneSouthwest
- Solar term
- Major Cold → Start of SpringClose dayNet · Moon · Crow
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
Geng
Zi
Earth on the WallYang Metal
On January 26, 2026 (12th Month, Day 8th), the day is Inauspicious under Celestial Punishment. Geng is a Yang Metal stem with Earth on the Wall NaYin. Metal is associated with precision and discipline.
Today's Do's and Don'ts
Auspicious Activities
15 itemsActivities to Avoid
8 itemsGlossary
- Offer Sacrifices
- : Making offerings to gods and ancestors.
- Pray for Blessings
- : Praying to the gods for blessings and safety.
- Pray for Offspring
- : Praying for children.
- Bathe
- : Ritual bathing to purify yourself before worship.
- Exchange Names
- : A wedding rite — exchanging birth data to check the match.
- Trade
- : Buying, selling and closing deals.
- Receive Wealth
- : Taking in money: collecting payment or banking income.
- Encoffin
- : Placing the body into the coffin.
- Move Coffin
- : Moving a coffin from where it rests.
- Burial
- : Holding the burial and laying the coffin in the ground.
- Repair Tomb
- : Repairing or tidying a grave.
- Erect Monument
- : Erecting a gravestone or memorial stele.
- Thank the Earth
- : Thanking the earth gods once building work is finished.
- Build Animal Pen
- : Building pens for livestock.
- Train Animals
- : Training draught animals.
- Move In
- : Moving into a new home.
- Acquire Property
- : Acquiring property or land.
- Wedding
- : Holding the wedding and bringing the bride home.
- Break Ground
- : First breaking of soil for building work on a dwelling.
- Plant
- : Planting crops and trees.
- Open for Business
- : Opening for business: a new shop, or the first trading day of the year.
- Consecrate
- : Dotting the eyes of a new statue to invite the deity into it.
- Break Ground for Burial
- : Breaking ground for a grave, as distinct from Break Ground for a dwelling.
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 Golden Coffer
AuspiciousChou hour
01–03 Celestial Virtue
AuspiciousYin hour
03–05 White Tiger
InauspiciousMao hour
05–07 Jade Hall
AuspiciousChen hour
07–09 Celestial Prison
InauspiciousSi hour
09–11 Black Tortoise
InauspiciousWu hour
11–13 Master of Fate
AuspiciousWei hour
13–15 Gouchen
InauspiciousShen hour
15–17 Azure Dragon
AuspiciousYou hour
17–19 Bright Hall
AuspiciousXu hour
19–21 Celestial Punishment
InauspiciousHai hour
21–23 Vermilion Bird
InauspiciousLate Zi hour
23–24 Celestial Punishment
Inauspicious| Hour | Hour pillar | Hour spirit | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Zi hour 00:00–00:59 | BingZi Water Below the Valley | Golden Coffer Auspicious | The treasury hour: favours weddings, collecting payment, saving and buying property.Good for: Meet Noble, Seek Wealth, Wedding, Add Household Member, Burial, Pray for Offspring, EngagementAvoid: Take Office, Renovate, Relocate, Travel, Litigation, Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Consecrate |
| Chou hour 01:00–02:59 | DingChou Water Below the Valley | Celestial Virtue Auspicious | A virtuous hour for prayer, ritual, charity and seeking medical care. Softens bad luck.Good for: Thank the Gods, Seek Wealth, Meet Noble, Engagement, Wedding, Renovate, BurialAvoid: Take Office, Travel, Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Consecrate |
| Yin hour 03:00–04:59 | WuYin Earth on the City Wall | White Tiger Inauspicious | Risk of injury and conflict. Avoid groundbreaking, long trips and anything reckless.Good for: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring, Engagement, Wedding, Seek Wealth, Open for Business, Trade, Set Up BedAvoid: Take Office, Travel |
| Mao hour 05:00–06:59 | JiMao Earth on the City Wall | Jade Hall Auspicious | Favours celebrations, moving in, setting up a bed, study and exams.Good for: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring, Engagement, Wedding, Seek Wealth, Open for Business, Trade, Set Up Bed, Move In, BurialAvoid: Take Office, Travel, Renovate |
| Chen hour 07:00–08:59 | GengChen White Wax Gold | Celestial Prison Inauspicious | A confining hour. Delay travel and negotiation; handle internal matters behind closed doors.Good for: NoneAvoid: All matters |
| Si hour 09:00–10:59 | XinSi White Wax Gold | Black Tortoise Inauspicious | Guard against theft and loss. Avoid gambling, speculation and lending money out.Good for: Meet Noble, Engagement, Wedding, Move In, Open for BusinessAvoid: Take Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Consecrate, Renovate, Burial |
| Wu hour 11:00–12:59 | RenWu Willow Wood | Master of Fate Auspicious | Rules food and daily rhythm: good for cooking, eating, resetting your routine and planning.Good for: Engagement, Wedding, Travel, Seek Wealth, Open for Business, Trade, Set Up Bed, Take OfficeAvoid: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring |
| Wei hour 13:00–14:59 | GuiWei Willow Wood | Gouchen Inauspicious | Entanglement and delay. Avoid groundbreaking, property deals and long contracts.Good for: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring, Travel, Move In, Wedding, Renovate, Burial, Take Office, Meet Noble, Seek WealthAvoid: None |
| Shen hour 15:00–16:59 | JiaShen Water in the Spring | Azure Dragon Auspicious | The best all-round hour: favours money matters, launches, deals and signings.Good for: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Thank the Gods, Engagement, Wedding, Travel, Seek Wealth, Move In, Burial, Take Office, Meet NobleAvoid: Renovate, Break Ground |
| You hour 17:00–18:59 | YiYou Water in the Spring | Bright Hall Auspicious | Good for meeting people of influence, interviews and filing paperwork.Good for: Travel, Engagement, Wedding, Renovate, Relocate, Open for Business, BurialAvoid: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Thank the Gods |
| Xu hour 19:00–20:59 | BingXu Earth on the Roof | Celestial Punishment Inauspicious | Disputes and legal friction. Avoid confrontation; tidy up and finish things instead.Good for: Pray for Offspring, Engagement, Wedding, BurialAvoid: Build Boat, Board Boat, Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Consecrate, Take Office, Travel |
| Hai hour 21:00–22:59 | DingHai Earth on the Roof | Vermilion Bird Inauspicious | An hour of arguments and gossip. Avoid debates and verbal promises; write rather than speak.Good for: Renovate, Build Roof, Relocate, Set Up Bed, Move In, Open for Business, Open Storehouse, Meet Noble, Seek Wealth, Engagement, Wedding, Add Household MemberAvoid: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Consecrate, Take Office, Travel |
| Late Zi hour 23:00–23:59 | WuZi Thunderbolt Fire | Celestial Punishment Inauspicious | Disputes and legal friction. Avoid confrontation; tidy up and finish things instead.Good for: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Thank the Gods, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Noble, Engagement, Wedding, Renovate, Burial, Take OfficeAvoid: None |
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) | Close dayA closed, storing day. | A closed, storing day. |
| Lunar Mansion | Net · Moon · Crow AuspiciousOne of the seven mansions of the West White Tiger. | One of the seven mansions of the West White Tiger. |
| Auspicious Spirits | Celestial Virtue, Monthly Virtue, Official Day, Six Harmony, No Conflict, Continuing Lineage, Barking Opposition | |
| Inauspicious Spirits | Celestial Official, Fatal, Blood Branch, Earth Talisman, Return Taboo, Blood Taboo, Celestial Punishment | |
| Fetal God Position | Occupies Pestle Mill Inside the Room, South | |
| Peng Zu's Taboos | Geng day: do not set up the loom, or the weaving comes to nothing.Zi day: do not consult an oracle, or you invite your own trouble. | |
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
- : Your sign rules the day, so its energy moves with yours. You carry weight today, but you are also the most visible.
- Ox
- : Combines with today. People cooperate, so close deals and settle unfinished business.
- Rabbit
- : Punishment with today. Expect friction and wasted effort, so leave room and avoid head-on pushes.
- Dragon
- : Half-combines with today. The support is mild, so push along what is already moving.
- Horse
- : Clashes with today, the strongest disruption. Travel and move, but avoid signing or confronting.
- Goat
- : Harm with today. Losses come quietly rather than openly, so watch favours and hidden costs.
- Monkey
- : Half-combines with today. The support is mild, so push along what is already moving.
- Rooster
- : Break with today. Plans shift easily, so keep a fallback and avoid finishing everything in one go.
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 | Seven Killings | Pressure comes head-on today. Hold your ground rather than pushing, and watch your health and the unexpected. |
| YiWood | Direct Officer | Rules and reputation matter today. Good for formal settings, paperwork and anything touching promotion. |
| BingFire | Indirect Wealth | Networking and new openings favour you today, with side income in reach. Test small rather than betting big. |
| DingFire | Direct Wealth | Steady, earned money is the theme. Good for invoicing, quoting, salary talks and tidying your finances. |
| WuEarth | Eating God | Expression flows and the mood is easy. Good for creating, presenting, and time spent with people you enjoy. |
| JiEarth | Hurting Officer | Talent shows, but so does a sharp tongue. Display your work; do not take on your boss or the rule-makers. |
| GengMetalDay 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. |
| XinMetal | Rob Wealth | Money leaks out today and others may claim a share. Avoid lending, guarantees and impulse spending. |
| RenWater | Indirect Seal | The mind runs deep and slightly sideways. Good for solitary study and unconventional subjects; do not overthink. |
| GuiWater | Direct Seal | Support and mentors are available. Good for asking advice, learning, and signing things that protect you. |
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.
- Stem CombinationYi + GengYear Pillar, Day pillar · Day Master
Two Heavenly Stems bond and hold each other; this site reads the pair as binding, not as transforming into a new element. Partnerships, contracts and alliances come together more easily today.
- Six HarmonyZi + ChouMonth Pillar, Day pillar · Day Master
Two Earthly Branches bind together and draw energy inward. Good for meetings, agreements and tying up loose ends.
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