December 30, 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.
Wednesday · BingWu, year of the Horse
30
11th Month, Day 22nd
- Good for
- Sign Alliance, Betrothal, Visit Friends/Family +18
- Avoid
- Pray for Blessings, Move Fire, Wedding +3
- Lucky hours
- Early Zi hour, Chou hour, Chen hour, Si hour, Wei hour, Xu hour, Late Zi hour
- Clash
- Clashes (RenShen) Monkey · Sha North · Void ZiChou
- Directions
- WealthDue NorthHappinessSoutheastFortuneNortheast
- Solar term
- Winter Solstice → Minor ColdFull dayThree Stars · Water · Ape
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
Geng
Zi
Earth on the WallMetal / Water
Day pillar · Day Master
Wu
Yin
Earth on the City WallYang Earth
On December 30, 2026 (11th Month, Day 22nd), the day is Inauspicious under White Tiger. Wu is a Yang Earth stem with Earth on the City Wall NaYin. Earth is associated with stability and groundedness.
Today's Do's and Don'ts
Auspicious Activities
21 itemsActivities to Avoid
6 itemsGlossary
- Sign Alliance
- : Sealing a pact: betrothal in the old sense, a partnership agreement today.
- Betrothal
- : First of the six wedding rites, when the groom's family sends betrothal gifts.
- Visit Friends/Family
- : Gathering with or visiting relatives and friends.
- Install Machinery
- : Installing heavy machinery in a workshop or home.
- Consecrate
- : Dotting the eyes of a new statue to invite the deity into it.
- Renovate
- : Renovating or extending a building.
- Break Ground
- : First breaking of soil for building work on a dwelling.
- Erect Pillars
- : Raising the pillars of a building.
- Raise Beam
- : Raising the main roof beam, the milestone rite of house building.
- Build Roof
- : Building a house and roofing it.
- Lay Foundation
- : Laying a building's foundation.
- Build Bridge
- : Building a bridge.
- Plant
- : Planting crops and trees.
- Acquire Livestock
- : Bringing new livestock onto the farm.
- Build Animal Pen
- : Building pens for livestock.
- Move Coffin
- : Moving a coffin from where it rests.
- Encoffin
- : Placing the body into the coffin.
- Reopen Grave
- : Opening a grave before moving a coffin for reburial.
- Repair Tomb
- : Repairing or tidying a grave.
- Erect Monument
- : Erecting a gravestone or memorial stele.
- Burial
- : Holding the burial and laying the coffin in the ground.
- Pray for Blessings
- : Praying to the gods for blessings and safety.
- Move Fire
- : Moving a deity's altar and incense fire out of the old house.
- Wedding
- : Holding the wedding and bringing the bride home.
- Move In
- : Moving into a new home.
- Open for Business
- : Opening for business: a new shop, or the first trading day of the year.
- 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 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 | RenZi Mulberry Wood | Azure Dragon Auspicious | The best all-round hour: favours money matters, launches, deals and signings.Good for: Engagement, Wedding, Open for Business, Burial, Meet Noble, Seek WealthAvoid: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Consecrate, Take Office, Travel |
| Chou hour 01:00–02:59 | GuiChou Mulberry Wood | Bright Hall Auspicious | Good for meeting people of influence, interviews and filing paperwork.Good for: Renovate, Build Roof, Relocate, Build Stove, Set Up Bed, Move In, Open for Business, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Noble, Engagement, WeddingAvoid: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Thank the Gods |
| Yin hour 03:00–04:59 | JiaYin Great Stream Water | Celestial Punishment Inauspicious | Disputes and legal friction. Avoid confrontation; tidy up and finish things instead.Good for: Pray for Offspring, Wedding, Relocate, Move In, Open for Business, Trade, Renovate, Burial, Pray for Blessings, EngagementAvoid: Take Office, Litigation |
| Mao hour 05:00–06:59 | YiMao Great Stream Water | Vermilion Bird Inauspicious | An hour of arguments and gossip. Avoid debates and verbal promises; write rather than speak.Good for: Move In, Renovate, Burial, Take Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Noble, Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Thank the GodsAvoid: None |
| Chen hour 07:00–08:59 | BingChen Earth in the Sand | Golden Coffer Auspicious | The treasury hour: favours weddings, collecting payment, saving and buying property.Good for: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring, Engagement, Wedding, Travel, Seek Wealth, Open for Business, Trade, Set Up Bed, Take Office, Meet NobleAvoid: Raise Beam, Build Roof, Encoffin |
| Si hour 09:00–10:59 | DingSi Earth in the Sand | Celestial Virtue Auspicious | A virtuous hour for prayer, ritual, charity and seeking medical care. Softens bad luck.Good for: Move In, Take Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Noble, Engagement, WeddingAvoid: Consecrate, Renovate, Burial |
| Wu hour 11:00–12:59 | WuWu Heavenly Fire | White Tiger Inauspicious | Risk of injury and conflict. Avoid groundbreaking, long trips and anything reckless.Good for: Engagement, Wedding, Relocate, Open for Business, Renovate, Move In, BurialAvoid: Pray for Blessings, Pray for Offspring |
| Wei hour 13:00–14:59 | JiWei Heavenly Fire | 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, Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Thank the Gods, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Noble, EngagementAvoid: None |
| Shen hour 15:00–16:59 | GengShen Pomegranate Wood | Celestial Prison Inauspicious | A confining hour. Delay travel and negotiation; handle internal matters behind closed doors.Good for: NoneAvoid: All matters |
| You hour 17:00–18:59 | XinYou Pomegranate Wood | Black Tortoise Inauspicious | Guard against theft and loss. Avoid gambling, speculation and lending money out.Good for: NoneAvoid: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Thank the Gods, Take Office, Travel, Renovate, Break Ground |
| Xu hour 19:00–20:59 | RenXu Great Sea Water | Master of Fate Auspicious | Rules food and daily rhythm: good for cooking, eating, resetting your routine and planning.Good for: Build Stove, Thank the Gods, RenovateAvoid: Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Consecrate, Take Office, Travel |
| Hai hour 21:00–22:59 | GuiHai Great Sea Water | Gouchen Inauspicious | Entanglement and delay. Avoid groundbreaking, property deals and long contracts.Good for: Join Roof Ridge, Wedding, BurialAvoid: Take Office, Travel, Renovate, Offer Sacrifices, Pray for Blessings, Fast/Pray, Consecrate |
| Late Zi hour 23:00–23:59 | JiaZi Gold in the Sea | 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, Burial, Build StoveAvoid: 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) | Full dayA day of fullness and harvest. | A day of fullness and harvest. |
| Lunar Mansion | Three Stars · Water · Ape AuspiciousOne of the seven mansions of the West White Tiger. | One of the seven mansions of the West White Tiger. |
| Auspicious Spirits | Time Virtue, Minister Day, Post Horse, Celestial Empress, Celestial Horse, Celestial Shaman, Blessed Virtue, Blessed Birth, Five Harmony | |
| Inauspicious Spirits | Five Voids, Return Taboo, White Tiger | |
| Fetal God Position | Room Bed Stove Outside, Due West | |
| Peng Zu's Taboos | Wu day: do not take over farmland, or the owner meets misfortune.Yin day: do not make offerings, for the spirits will not receive them. | |
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
- Tiger
- : Your sign rules the day, so its energy moves with yours. You carry weight today, but you are also the most visible.
- Snake
- : Punishment with today. Expect friction and wasted effort, so leave room and avoid head-on pushes.
- Horse
- : Half-combines with today. The support is mild, so push along what is already moving.
- Monkey
- : Clashes with today, the strongest disruption. Travel and move, but avoid signing or confronting.
- Pig
- : Combines with today. People cooperate, so close deals and settle unfinished business.
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 | Indirect Wealth | Networking and new openings favour you today, with side income in reach. Test small rather than betting big. |
| YiWood | Direct Wealth | Steady, earned money is the theme. Good for invoicing, quoting, salary talks and tidying your finances. |
| BingFire | Eating God | Expression flows and the mood is easy. Good for creating, presenting, and time spent with people you enjoy. |
| DingFire | Hurting Officer | Talent shows, but so does a sharp tongue. Display your work; do not take on your boss or the rule-makers. |
| WuEarthDay 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. |
| JiEarth | Rob Wealth | Money leaks out today and others may claim a share. Avoid lending, guarantees and impulse spending. |
| GengMetal | Indirect Seal | The mind runs deep and slightly sideways. Good for solitary study and unconventional subjects; do not overthink. |
| XinMetal | Direct Seal | Support and mentors are available. Good for asking advice, learning, and signing things that protect you. |
| RenWater | Seven Killings | Pressure comes head-on today. Hold your ground rather than pushing, and watch your health and the unexpected. |
| GuiWater | Direct Officer | Rules and reputation matter today. Good for formal settings, paperwork and anything touching promotion. |
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, Month Pillar
Two directly opposite branches collide, bringing movement and upheaval. Better for travel and relocation than for signing or finalising.
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