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Chinese Almanac for Wednesday, April 29, 2026

On Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (day 13 of the 3rd lunar month, 丙午 year of the Horse), the Chinese almanac (Tong Shu) marks a 癸酉 (Gui You) Initiate (執) day on the yellow (auspicious) path of the Heavenly Virtue: good for renovation and building work, signing contracts and collecting debts, avoid relocating, business openings and long journeys. The day clashes the Rabbit, with the sha direction East.

DateWednesday, April 29, 2026
Lunar dateday 13 of the 3rd lunar month (三月十三), a long (30-day) month
Four pillars (day)Year 丙午 · Month 壬辰 · Day 癸酉
Day officerInitiate (執)
Day spiritHeavenly Virtue (天德), yellow path
Good forrenovation and building work, signing contracts and collecting debts
Avoidrelocating, business openings and long journeys
ClashRabbit (卯), sha East
Lucky hoursZi 23:00–01:00, Yin 03:00–05:00, Wu 11:00–13:00, Wei 13:00–15:00, You 17:00–19:00
Joy / Wealth / Fortune directionSoutheast / South / Northeast
Color of the daydeep blue (day stem 癸 is Shui, flow)
Lunar mansionChariot (zhen, 軫)
Solar termGrain Rain (穀雨); next: Start of Summer on 2026-05-05 19:48 UTC+8

What the day is good for

Initiate days favour building, signing and collecting what is owed; relocation is traditionally avoided. Because the day spirit is on the yellow path, the almanac keeps major events on the list.

  • Good for: renovation and building work, signing contracts and collecting debts
  • Avoid: relocating, business openings and long journeys
  • Peng Zu taboos: Gui day: do not go to court, or your case is weak and the other side strong (癸不詞訟理弱敵強); You day: do not host guests, or drinking turns wild (酉不會客醉坐顛狂)

Lucky hours on April 29

Yellow-path hours are the traditional lucky hours. The Mao hour clashes the day branch and is marked to avoid.

HourTime (UTC+8)SpiritPathNote
Zi 子23:00–01:00Life Governor 司命YellowLucky hour
Chou 丑01:00–03:00Hook 勾陳Black
Yin 寅03:00–05:00Azure Dragon 青龍YellowLucky hour
Mao 卯05:00–07:00Bright Hall 明堂YellowClashes the day; avoid
Chen 辰07:00–09:00Heavenly Punishment 天刑Black
Si 巳09:00–11:00Vermilion Bird 朱雀Black
Wu 午11:00–13:00Golden Coffer 金匱YellowLucky hour
Wei 未13:00–15:00Heavenly Virtue 天德YellowLucky hour
Shen 申15:00–17:00White Tiger 白虎Black
You 酉17:00–19:00Jade Hall 玉堂YellowLucky hour
Xu 戌19:00–21:00Heavenly Prison 天牢Black
Hai 亥21:00–23:00Black Tortoise 玄武Black

Zodiac signs today

Clash: people born in a year of the Rabbit traditionally keep big decisions for another day. Six harmony: the Dragon pairs with today’s You branch. Three harmony: Ox and Snake. Minor friction (punishment or harm): Dog.

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How these are computed: methods and what the Tong Shu is. Good-for and avoid lists start from the day officer and are adjusted by the main day spirits of the Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu (協紀辨方書); printed almanacs weigh more spirits and can differ.

Cultural tradition for reflection and planning only. Not medical, legal or financial advice; no date or hour can promise an outcome.