What are the good hours on May 17, 2026?

Yin 03:00–05:00, Wu 11:00–13:00, Zi 23:00–01:00. The Nobleman hours come from the day stem, and the Yellow Path hours from the day branch.

What is May 17, 2026 good for?

Good for starting work, opening a business, job hunting, moving, setting out; better not renovation work, funerals.

Which zodiac sign does May 17, 2026 clash with?

It clashes with people born in the year of the Rooster; the sha direction is West.

Almanac › Sunday

May 17 · SunLunar 4/1Xin Mao day · 開 day

Check accounts, belongings and words before you hand them over.

Your own good hours

Good hours this day

Good hours this day6 of 12

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

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 forstarting work, opening a business, job hunting, moving, setting out
Hold off onrenovation work, funerals
People born in the year of the RoosterToday runs opposite to people born in the year of the Rooster; big things can wait for another day. If you are breaking ground or moving heavy things, avoid working toward the West.

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.

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

Solar terms

Start of Summer 立夏Now in Start of Summer 立夏, since May 5 at 07:49 PM
Grain Buds 小滿Next: Grain Buds 小滿, May 21 at 08:37 AM

Stems and branchesNayin 松柏木

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
MonthGui Si
DayXin Mao
開 dayKai, Open, opens the way: beginnings, openings, going somewhere new.
玄武Dark Warrior on duty: much goes on out of sight. Check accounts, things and words before handing them over.

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 taboosXin Mao

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.

辛不合醬On a xin day no sauce was made. Today mostly people who pickle or brew at home mind it.
卯不穿井On a mao day no well was dug. Today: no drilling or work on underground pipes.

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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