July 22, 2026 Chinese Almanac — Ding You Day: Do Ancestral Rites, Consecration, Avoid Planting
Year Bing Wu · Month Yi Wei · Day Ding You · Lunar 6/9 · Jia Wu Xun · Void: Chen Si · Major Heat
Today's Auspicious & Avoid
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Directions
| Lucky | West · Northwest — favorable for travel, contracts and negotiations |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | East · Southeast — avoid for groundbreaking and bed placement |
Double Hours
| Lucky | You Hour (17-19) · Shen Hour (15-17) · Si Hour (9-11) |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | Mao Hour (5-7) · Yin Hour (3-5) |
Five Elements Strength (Yi Wei month)
Today's Branch Relations
| Clash | You Mao Clash | Harmony | You Chen Harmony | Punish | You You Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harm | You Xu Harm | Destroy | You Zi Destruction |
Ding You Day Analysis
Today is governed by Ding You, in the Jia Wu Xun, with the void falling on Chen Si. The You branch (Metal) presides. Branch clash today: You Mao — matters tied to the clashed branch are better postponed. Harmony: You Chen — 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 (Chen Si) 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 · Strong (Supported) | Today's Health → | This month → |
| Career | Officer / Parents | Zi · Water · Strong (Supported) | Today's Career → | This month → |
| Wealth | Wealth / Offspring | Zi · Water · Strong (Supported) | Today's Wealth → | This month → |
| Love | Officer / Wealth | Zi · Water · Strong (Supported) | Today's Love → | This month → |
| Travel | Self Line / Offspring | Zi · Water · Strong (Supported) | Today's Travel → | This month → |
| Feng Shui | Parents / Self Line | Zi · Water · Strong (Supported) | Today's Feng Shui → | This month → |
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