May 30, 2026 Chinese Almanac — Jia Chen Day: Do Ancestral Rites, Consecration, Avoid Planting
Year Bing Wu · Month Gui Si · Day Jia Chen · Lunar 4/14 · Jia Chen Xun · Void: Yin Mao
Today's Auspicious & Avoid
Do25 activities (click for this month's dates)
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Directions
| Lucky | Southeast · East — favorable for travel, contracts and negotiations |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | Northwest · West — avoid for groundbreaking and bed placement |
Double Hours
| Lucky | Chen Hour (7-9) · Si Hour (9-11) · Zi Hour (23-1) |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | Xu Hour (19-21) · Hai Hour (21-23) |
Five Elements Strength (Gui Si month)
Today's Branch Relations
| Clash | Chen Xu Clash | Harmony | Chen You Harmony | Punish | Chen Chen Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harm | Chen Mao Harm | Destroy | Chen Chou Destruction |
Jia Chen Day Analysis
Today is governed by Jia Chen, in the Jia Chen Xun, with the void falling on Yin Mao. The Chen branch (Earth) presides. Branch clash today: Chen Xu — matters tied to the clashed branch are better postponed. Harmony: Chen You — favorable for partnerships and alliances.
Date selection weighs the day's stems and branches, five-element interactions, branch relations and focus-line strength together. Lines falling on the void (Yin Mao) lose their timing — pick another day if your focus line sits there. Health, career, wealth and other areas each read differently: see the per-topic analysis below.
Date Selection by Topic
| Topic | Focus | Today's Status | Deep Dive | This Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | Offspring / Officer | Zi · Water · Dead (Weakened) | Today's Health → | This month → |
| Career | Officer / Parents | Zi · Water · Dead (Weakened) | Today's Career → | This month → |
| Wealth | Wealth / Offspring | Zi · Water · Dead (Weakened) | Today's Wealth → | This month → |
| Love | Officer / Wealth | Zi · Water · Dead (Weakened) | Today's Love → | This month → |
| Travel | Self Line / Offspring | Zi · Water · Dead (Weakened) | Today's Travel → | This month → |
| Feng Shui | Parents / Self Line | Zi · Water · Dead (Weakened) | Today's Feng Shui → | This month → |
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