July 8, 2026 Chinese Almanac — Gui Wei Day: Do Ancestral Rites, Consecration, Avoid Planting
Year Bing Wu · Month Yi Wei · Day Gui Wei · Lunar 5/24 · Jia Xu Xun · Void: Shen You
Today's Auspicious & Avoid
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Directions
| Lucky | Southwest · South — favorable for travel, contracts and negotiations |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | North · Northeast — avoid for groundbreaking and bed placement |
Double Hours
| Lucky | Wei Hour (13-15) · Wu Hour (11-13) · Mao Hour (5-7) |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | Chou Hour (1-3) · Zi Hour (23-1) |
Five Elements Strength (Yi Wei month)
Today's Branch Relations
| Clash | Wei Chou Clash | Harmony | Wei Wu Harmony | Punish | Wei Chou Xu Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harm | Wei Zi Harm | Destroy | Wei Xu Destruction |
Gui Wei Day Analysis
Today is governed by Gui Wei, in the Jia Xu Xun, with the void falling on Shen You. The Wei branch (Earth) presides. Branch clash today: Wei Chou — matters tied to the clashed branch are better postponed. Harmony: Wei Wu — 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 (Shen You) 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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