Chinese Almanac

Chinese Almanac (Tong Shu): Daily Good Days and Lucky Hours

The Chinese almanac (Tong Shu, 通勝) gives every day a stem-branch pillar, a day officer, a yellow or black path spirit, good-for and avoid lists, a clashing zodiac sign and lucky hours; askjoss computes it for every day from 2026 to 2028 in Hong Kong time.

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What each day page shows

Lunar date, the year, month and day pillars, the day officer (建除) and spirit (黃道 or 黑道), good-for and avoid lists, the zodiac sign the day clashes with its sha direction, the twelve two-hour periods with lucky hours marked, directions of the Joy, Wealth and Fortune spirits, and the solar term. Learn the background in What is the Tong Shu?, and our calculation notes in methods.

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