What are the good hours on August 31, 2026?

Hai 21:00–23:00, You 17:00–19:00, Yin 03:00–05:00. The Nobleman hours come from the day stem, and the Yellow Path hours from the day branch.

What is August 31, 2026 good for?

Good for collecting money owed, setting rules, putting things away; better not opening a business, moving house, long trips.

Which zodiac sign does August 31, 2026 clash with?

It clashes with people born in the year of the Goat; the sha direction is East.

Almanac › Monday

August 31 · MonLunar 7/19Ding Chou day · 執 day

Good for talking things through, seeing your manager and handing work in.

Your own good hours

Good hours this day

Good hours this day7 of 12

★ Hai 21:00–23:00Help comes easily: asking for help, reaching the person who can unblock you, the hard conversation ／ discussions, signing, submitting
★ You 17:00–19:00Help comes easily: asking for help, reaching the person who can unblock you, the hard conversation
Yin 03:00–05:00money, collecting, placing orders
Mao 05:00–07:00asking favours, making peace, good deeds
Si 09:00–11:00reading, writing, quiet work
Shen 15:00–17:00arranging, delegating, handing things on
Xu 19:00–21:00beginnings, going out, meeting people

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 calls it a smooth day

Good forcollecting money owed, setting rules, putting things away
Hold off onopening a business, moving house, long trips
People born in the year of the GoatToday runs opposite to people born in the year of the Goat; big things can wait for another day. If you are breaking ground or moving heavy things, avoid working toward the East.

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.

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

Solar terms

End of Heat 處暑Now in End of Heat 處暑, since August 23 at 10:19 AM
White Dew 白露Next: White Dew 白露, September 7 at 10:41 PM

Stems and branchesNayin 澗下水

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
MonthBing Shen
DayDing Chou
執 dayZhi, Hold, grips and keeps. Collect what is owed; hold off on spreading out.
明堂Bright Hall on duty: good for talks, seeing superiors, handing things up.

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 taboosDing Chou

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.

丁不剃頭On a ding day no one had their head shaved. Some people still avoid a haircut on this day.
丑不冠帶On a chou day no capping ceremony (the coming-of-age rite) was held. Few people follow it today.

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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