August 13, 2026 Chinese Almanac — Ji Wei Day: Do Ancestral Rites, Groundbreaking, Avoid Consecration
Year Bing Wu · Month Bing Shen · Day Ji Wei · Lunar 7/1 · Jia Yin Xun · Void: Zi Chou
Today's Auspicious & Avoid
Do10 activities (click for this month's dates)
NoAvoid 8 activities
Daily Deity Directions
| Joy God | Northeast · Gen (Mountain) palace |
|---|---|
| Fortune God | North · Kan (Water) palace |
| Wealth God | North · Kan (Water) palace |
| Yang Noble God | North · Kan (Water) palace |
| Yin Noble God | Southwest · Kun (Earth) palace |
Positions follow the day stem and are named explicitly; they are not a universal lucky/unlucky direction for every activity.
Double Hours
| Lucky | Yin Hour (03:00-04:59) · Golden Coffer · Mao Hour (05:00-06:59) · Heavenly Virtue · Si Hour (09:00-10:59) · Jade Hall · Shen Hour (15:00-16:59) · Controller of Fate · Xu Hour (19:00-20:59) · Azure Dragon · Hai Hour (21:00-22:59) · Bright Hall · Zi Hour (23:00-23:59) · Azure Dragon |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | Zi Hour (00:00-00:59) · Heavenly Punishment · Chou Hour (01:00-02:59) · Vermilion Bird · Chen Hour (07:00-08:59) · White Tiger · Wu Hour (11:00-12:59) · Heavenly Prison · Wei Hour (13:00-14:59) · Black Tortoise · You Hour (17:00-18:59) · Gou Chen |
Five Elements Strength (Bing Shen 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 |
Ji Wei Day Analysis
The day pillar is Ji Wei, within Jia Yin Xun; the void branches are Zi Chou, and the day branch is Wei (Earth). The listed branch relations include Wei Chou. They also include Wei Wu.
These are calendar and branch-relation facts. A personal focus line, timing prediction or personal outcome requires an individual hexagram.
Date Selection by Topic
| Topic | Common Liu Yao Reference | Daily Almanac | Deep Dive | This Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | Offspring / Officer | Auspicious: Ancestral Rites | Today's Health → | This month → |
| Career | Officer / Parents | No topic-specific auspicious activity | Today's Career → | This month → |
| Wealth | Wealth / Offspring | No topic-specific auspicious activity | Today's Wealth → | This month → |
| Love | Officer / Wealth | No topic-specific auspicious activity | Today's Love → | This month → |
| Travel | Self Line / Offspring | No topic-specific auspicious activity | Today's Travel → | This month → |
| Feng Shui | Parents / Self Line | Auspicious: Groundbreaking, Ancestral Rites, Burial | Today's Feng Shui → | This month → |
Facing a hard decision? Cast an I Ching hexagram online, or browse the hexagram library for readings on similar questions.
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Daily Focus
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