October 29, 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 · BingWu, year of the Horse

9th Month, Day 20th

BingWuWuXuBingZi

Good for: Betrothal, Sign Alliance, Open for Business +19
Avoid: Move In, Raise Beam, Fast/Pray +2
Lucky hours: Early Zi hour, Chou hour, Mao hour, Wu hour, Shen hour, You hour
Clash: Clashes (GengWu) Horse · Sha South · Void ShenYou
Directions: WealthSouthwestHappinessSouthwestFortuneNorthwest
Solar term: Frost's Descent → Start of WinterFull 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

Bing
Wu

Heavenly River WaterFire

Month Pillar

Wu
Xu

Flatland WoodEarth

Day pillar · Day Master

Bing
Zi

Water Below the ValleyYang Fire

On October 29, 2026 (9th Month, Day 20th), the day is Inauspicious under Celestial Prison. Bing is a Yang Fire stem with Water Below the Valley NaYin. Fire is associated with drive and transformation.

Today's Do's and Don'ts

Auspicious Activities

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BetrothalSign AllianceOpen for BusinessTradeSign ContractVisit Friends/FamilyAcquire LivestockRaise LivestockExchange NamesRelocateCleanse/RemoveBuild ToiletStart SchoolLay FoundationSet Up BedOpen StorehouseShip GoodsBurialReopen GraveEncoffinEnd MourningWear Mourning

Activities to Avoid

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Move InRaise BeamFast/PrayMove FireThank the Earth

Glossary

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.
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.
Visit Friends/Family: : Gathering with or visiting relatives and friends.
Acquire Livestock: : Bringing new livestock onto the farm.
Raise Livestock: : Grazing and raising livestock.
Exchange Names: : A wedding rite — exchanging birth data to check the match.
Relocate: : Relocating — moving house.
Cleanse/Remove: : A cleansing rite that sweeps away filth and misfortune.
Build Toilet: : Building a toilet.
Start School: : Starting school or formally taking a teacher.
Lay Foundation: : Laying a building's foundation.
Set Up Bed: : Positioning or moving a bed, usually when newly wed or settling into a new home.
Open Storehouse: : Opening a storehouse to take out or release goods.
Ship Goods: : Shipping goods out, or drawing money and stock from storage.
Burial: : Holding the burial and laying the coffin in the ground.
Reopen Grave: : Opening a grave before moving a coffin for reburial.
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.
Move In: : Moving into a new home.
Raise Beam: : Raising the main roof beam, the milestone rite of house building.
Fast/Pray: : Fasting and holding a Daoist ritual for blessings.
Move Fire: : Moving a deity's altar and incense fire out of the old house.
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 Golden Coffer

Auspicious

Chou hour

01–03 Celestial Virtue

Auspicious

Yin hour

03–05 White Tiger

Inauspicious

Mao hour

05–07 Jade Hall

Auspicious

Chen hour

07–09 Celestial Prison

Inauspicious

Si hour

09–11 Black Tortoise

Inauspicious

Wu hour

11–13 Master of Fate

Auspicious

Wei hour

13–15 Gouchen

Inauspicious

Shen hour

15–17 Azure Dragon

Auspicious

You hour

17–19 Bright Hall

Auspicious

Xu hour

19–21 Celestial Punishment

Inauspicious

Hai hour

21–23 Vermilion Bird

Inauspicious

Late Zi hour

23–24 Celestial Punishment

Inauspicious

Hour	Hour pillar	Hour spirit	Best for
Early Zi hour 00:00–00:59	WuZi Thunderbolt Fire	Golden Coffer Auspicious	The treasury hour: favours weddings, collecting payment, saving and buying property.Good for: Take Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Noble, Offer Sacrifices, Thank the GodsAvoid: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring
Chou hour 01:00–02:59	JiChou Thunderbolt Fire	Celestial Virtue Auspicious	A virtuous hour for prayer, ritual, charity and seeking medical care. Softens bad luck.Good for: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring, Engagement, Wedding, Travel, Seek Wealth, Open for Business, Trade, Set Up Bed, Offer SacrificesAvoid: None
Yin hour 03:00–04:59	GengYin Pine and Cypress Wood	White Tiger Inauspicious	Risk of injury and conflict. Avoid groundbreaking, long trips and anything reckless.Good for: Pray for Offspring, Wedding, Relocate, Move In, Open for Business, Trade, Burial, Take Office, Travel, Meet Noble, Seek WealthAvoid: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Thank the Gods, Renovate, Break Ground
Mao hour 05:00–06:59	XinMao Pine and Cypress Wood	Jade Hall Auspicious	Favours celebrations, moving in, setting up a bed, study and exams.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: Take Office, Travel
Chen hour 07:00–08:59	RenChen Long-flowing Water	Celestial Prison Inauspicious	A confining hour. Delay travel and negotiation; handle internal matters behind closed doors.Good for: Pray for Offspring, Engagement, Wedding, Seek Wealth, Open for Business, Trade, Set Up BedAvoid: Take Office, Travel, Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Consecrate
Si hour 09:00–10:59	GuiSi Long-flowing Water	Black Tortoise Inauspicious	Guard against theft and loss. Avoid gambling, speculation and lending money out.Good for: Seek Wealth, Meet Noble, Engagement, Wedding, Move In, Open for Business, BurialAvoid: Take Office, Travel, Renovate, Break Ground, Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Consecrate
Wu hour 11:00–12:59	JiaWu Gold in the Sand	Master of Fate Auspicious	Rules food and daily rhythm: good for cooking, eating, resetting your routine and planning.Good for: NoneAvoid: All matters
Wei hour 13:00–14:59	YiWei Gold in the Sand	Gouchen Inauspicious	Entanglement and delay. Avoid groundbreaking, property deals and long contracts.Good for: NoneAvoid: Renovate, Break Ground, Take Office, Travel
Shen hour 15:00–16:59	BingShen Fire Below the Mountain	Azure Dragon Auspicious	The best all-round hour: favours money matters, launches, deals and signings.Good for: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring, Engagement, Wedding, Travel, Seek Wealth, Open for Business, Trade, Set Up BedAvoid: Raise Beam, Build Roof, Encoffin
You hour 17:00–18:59	DingYou Fire Below the Mountain	Bright Hall Auspicious	Good for meeting people of influence, interviews and filing paperwork.Good for: Renovate, Move In, Burial, Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Thank the Gods, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Noble, Engagement, Wedding, Take OfficeAvoid: None
Xu hour 19:00–20:59	WuXu Flatland Wood	Celestial Punishment Inauspicious	Disputes and legal friction. Avoid confrontation; tidy up and finish things instead.Good for: Meet Noble, Seek Wealth, Travel, Wedding, Add Household Member, Relocate, BurialAvoid: Take Office, Litigation, Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring, Board Boat
Hai hour 21:00–22:59	JiHai Flatland Wood	Vermilion Bird Inauspicious	An hour of arguments and gossip. Avoid debates and verbal promises; write rather than speak.Good for: Pray for Offspring, Travel, Seek Wealth, WeddingAvoid: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Thank the Gods, Consecrate, Renovate, Burial
Late Zi hour 23:00–23:59	GengZi Earth on the Wall	Celestial Punishment Inauspicious	Disputes and legal friction. Avoid confrontation; tidy up and finish things instead.Good for: Pray for Offspring, Engagement, Wedding, Travel, Seek Wealth, Open for Business, Trade, Set Up BedAvoid: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Thank the Gods, Renovate, Break Ground

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)	Full dayA day of fullness and harvest.	A day of fullness and harvest.
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	Celestial Virtue, Monthly Virtue, Time Virtue, People's Day, Celestial Shaman, Blessed Virtue, Universal Protection, Barking Opposition
Inauspicious Spirits	Calamity Star, Celestial Fire, Great Killing Star, Return Taboo, Touch Water Dragon, Celestial Prison
Fetal God Position	Kitchen Hearth Pestle Outside, Southwest
Peng Zu's Taboos	Bing day: do not repair the stove, or disaster follows.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

Day sign

OxChou

Six Harmony

TigerYin

Neutral

RabbitMao

Punishment

DragonChen

Half Combination

SnakeSi

Neutral

HorseWu

Six Clash

GoatWei

Harm

MonkeyShen

Half Combination

RoosterYou

Destruction

DogXu

Neutral

PigHai

Neutral

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	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 ClashZi + WuYear Pillar, Day pillar · Day Master
Two directly opposite branches collide, bringing movement and upheaval. Better for travel and relocation than for signing or finalising.

October 29, 2026 BaZi Calendar & Chinese Almanac

What Kind of Day Is It for You?

Today's Three Pillars and Day Master

Today's Do's and Don'ts

Auspicious Activities

Activities to Avoid

12 Hour Pillars

Almanac Details: Day Officer, Lunar Mansion and Spirits

Today and the 12 Zodiac Signs

Ten Gods: Today for Each Day Master

Pillar Interactions

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