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2026-08-20
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August 20, 2026 Thursday (Week 34)

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(Horse Year) Lunar: 7th Month, 8th Day

Bingwu Year, Bingshen Month, Bingyin Day

Auspicious Demolishing Buildings Demolishing Walls Treating Illness Avoid All Else

Inauspicious Praying for Blessings Betrothal Make Alliance Marriage Entering New House Burial

Prev Solar Term: Beginning of Autumn
（2026-08-07 19:42:40）
Next Solar Term: End of Heat
（2026-08-23 10:18:46）
God of Wealth Direction Southwest
God of Fortune Direction Northwest
God of Joy Direction Southwest
Yang Benefactor Direction Due West
Yin Benefactor Direction Northwest
Five Elements Furnace Fire
Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:North
Deity of the Day Heavenly Punishment（Inauspicious Day）
Twelve Day Officers
Destruction
Day
Auspicious Deities
Monthly Emptiness, Heavenly Grace, Post Horse, Heavenly Queen, Sacred Heart, Resolving Deity, Five Harmonies, Echoing Bark
Fetal Deity Position
Kitchen, Stove, Furnace - Outside Due South
Inauspicious Deities
Month Breaker, Major Loss, Monthly Punishment, Heavenly Punishment
Pengzu's Hundred Taboos
Bing: Do not repair stoves, or disaster will strike. Yin: Do not offer sacrifices, or spirits will reject them.
28 Lunar Mansions
Lunar Mansions: Horn Wood Scaly Dragon
Year Element Heavenly River Water
Month Element Fire Under the Mountain
Day Element Furnace Fire
Year Void Yin, Mao
Month Void Chen, Si
Day Void Xu, Hai
Phenology Third Pentad，Cold cicadas chirp
Monthly Ordinance Bingshen
Daily Prosperity Si Mutual Prosperity, Jia Advancing Prosperity
Zi
Auspicious
Double Hour: Zi Hour Time: 23:00-00:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Renwu), Sha South
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest
AU.Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Offering Sacrifices, Thanking the Deities
IN.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs
Chou
Auspicious
Double Hour: Chou Hour Time: 01:00-02:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuiwei), Sha East
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Due North, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest
AU.Renovation, Building House, Migration, Building Stove, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business, Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Marriage, Expanding Household
IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities
Yin
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Yin Hour Time: 03:00-04:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Jiashen), Sha North
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due East, Direction for Joy:Due South, Direction for Fortune:Southwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast
AU.Praying for Heirs, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Burial, Praying for Blessings
IN.Taking Office, Litigation, Renovation, Breaking Ground
Mao
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Mao Hour Time: 05:00-06:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Yiyou), Sha West
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due East, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due South
AU.Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Renovation, Migration, Opening Business, Burial
IN.None
Chen
Auspicious
Double Hour: Chen Hour Time: 07:00-08:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Bingxu), Sha South
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Due East, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southeast
AU.Engagement, Marriage, Opening Business, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration
Si
Auspicious
Double Hour: Si Hour Time: 09:00-10:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Dinghai), Sha East
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Southeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due East
AU.Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Entering New House, Opening Business, Burial
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration
Wu
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Wu Hour Time: 11:00-12:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Wuzi), Sha North
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast
AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed
IN.None
Wei
Auspicious
Double Hour: Wei Hour Time: 13:00-14:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Zichou), Sha West
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Southwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due North
AU.Renovation, Building House, Migration, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business, Opening Granary, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Engagement, Marriage, Travel
IN.None
Shen
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Shen Hour Time: 15:00-16:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Gengyin), Sha South
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Due West, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northwest
AU.None
IN.Nothing Suitable
You
Inauspicious
Double Hour: You Hour Time: 17:00-18:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (xinmao), Sha East
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Northwest, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due West
AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Burial, Offering Sacrifices
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground
Xu
Auspicious
Double Hour: Xu Hour Time: 19:00-20:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Renchen), Sha North
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest
AU.Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Building Stove, Offering Sacrifices
IN.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Take Boat
Hai
Inauspicious
Double Hour: Hai Hour Time: 21:00-22:59
Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuisi), Sha West
Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Due North, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest
AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Offering Sacrifices
IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Consecration

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