What are the good hours on April 26, 2026?

Chou 01:00–03:00, Wei 13:00–15:00, Zi 23:00–01:00. The Nobleman hours come from the day stem, and the Yellow Path hours from the day branch.

What is April 26, 2026 good for?

Good for collecting results, stocking up, happy get-togethers; better not starting a new role, renovation work.

Which zodiac sign does April 26, 2026 clash with?

It clashes with people born in the year of the Rat; the sha direction is North.

Almanac › Sunday

April 26 · SunLunar 3/10Geng Wu day · 滿 day

Rules everywhere and easy to be faulted; following the process saves trouble.

Your own good hours

Good hours this day

Good hours this day7 of 12

★ Chou 01:00–03:00Help comes easily: asking for help, reaching the person who can unblock you, the hard conversation ／ asking favours, making peace, good deeds
★ Wei 13:00–15:00Help comes easily: asking for help, reaching the person who can unblock you, the hard conversation
Zi 23:00–01:00money, collecting, placing orders
Mao 05:00–07:00reading, writing, quiet work
Wu 11:00–13:00arranging, delegating, handing things on
Shen 15:00–17:00beginnings, going out, meeting people
You 17:00–19:00discussions, signing, submitting

Read from the day's stem and branch, so they are the same for everyone. Your own hours come from your BaZi chart.

Good for, better notthe almanac says take a little more care

Good forcollecting results, stocking up, happy get-togethers
Hold off onstarting a new role, renovation work
People born in the year of the RatToday runs opposite to people born in the year of the Rat; big things can wait for another day. If you are breaking ground or moving heavy things, avoid working toward the North.

The twelve double-hours

The six coloured hours are the ones the almanac calls good; the other six are ordinary. ★ marks the hours when help tends to come.

Zi23:00–01:00money, collecting, placing orders 金匱 · Yellow Path
★ Chou01:00–03:00asking for help, reaching the person who can unblock you, the hard conversation ／ asking favours, making peace, good deeds 天德 · Yellow Path
Yin03:00–05:00an ordinary hour, nothing to pick it for 白虎 · Black Path
Mao05:00–07:00reading, writing, quiet work 玉堂 · Yellow Path
Chen07:00–09:00an ordinary hour, nothing to pick it for 天牢 · Black Path
Si09:00–11:00an ordinary hour, nothing to pick it for 玄武 · Black Path
Wu11:00–13:00arranging, delegating, handing things on 司命 · Yellow Path
★ Wei13:00–15:00asking for help, reaching the person who can unblock you, the hard conversation 勾陳 · Black Path
Shen15:00–17:00beginnings, going out, meeting people 青龍 · Yellow Path
You17:00–19:00discussions, signing, submitting 明堂 · Yellow Path
Xu19:00–21:00an ordinary hour, nothing to pick it for 天刑 · Black Path
Hai21:00–23:00an ordinary hour, nothing to pick it for 朱雀 · Black Path

Solar terms

Grain Rain 穀雨Now in Grain Rain 穀雨, since April 20 at 09:39 AM
Start of Summer 立夏Next: Start of Summer 立夏, May 5 at 07:49 PM

Stems and branchesNayin 路旁土

This is how the almanac itself writes the day: two characters each for year, month and day, plus the day officer on duty. The good hours and do’s and don’ts above are all looked up from these.

YearBing Wu
MonthRen Chen
DayGeng Wu
滿 dayMan, Full, is the harvest day: hands are full, a day to bring results in.
天刑Heavenly Punishment on duty: rules everywhere and faults get picked; following procedure saves the most trouble.

FromThe day's officer, spirit, clash and nayin come from tables on the month and day branches. Good hours: Nobleman hours from the day stem, the twelve Yellow and Black Path spirits from the day branch. Solar terms are the observatory's timetable; the lunar date is ICU's Chinese calendar. Times are Taipei time (UTC+8).

Peng Zu's taboosGeng Wu

Old Chinese almanacs list two customs for every day: one from the day's stem, one from its branch, the same for everyone. The Qing court almanac files them as habits handed down rather than reasoned rules. Each line in the original goes on to say what happens if you ignore it; only the first four characters are printed here. The line for xu days is about an old eating habit that has no place in life today, so it is left out. Whether to follow them is up to you.

庚不經絡On a geng day the warp was not set on the loom, so no weaving was begun. Today: a long piece of handwork is not started on this day.
午不苫蓋On a wu day no roof was thatched. Today: roof repairs are not done on this day.

FromQinding Xieji Bianfang Shu (1739), vol. 35, appendix on the hundred taboo days.

Your own good hours

Everything above is the same for everyone. Sign in and make a profile, and a second row appears that is yours alone: hours worked out from your BaZi day stem and the elements your chart favours. An hour lit on both rows is your good hour.

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