August 16, 2026 Chinese Almanac — Ren Xu Day: Do Betrothal Gifts, Engagement, Avoid Felling Trees
Year Bing Wu · Month Bing Shen · Day Ren Xu · Lunar 7/4 · Jia Yin Xun · Void: Zi Chou
Today's Auspicious & Avoid
Do18 activities (click for this month's dates)
NoAvoid 9 activities
Daily Deity Directions
| Joy God | South · Li (Fire) palace |
|---|---|
| Fortune God | Southeast · Xun (Wind) palace |
| Wealth God | South · Li (Fire) palace |
| Yang Noble God | East · Zhen (Thunder) palace |
| Yin Noble God | Southeast · Xun (Wind) 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) · Controller of Fate · Chen Hour (07:00-08:59) · Azure Dragon · Si Hour (09:00-10:59) · Bright Hall · Shen Hour (15:00-16:59) · Golden Coffer · You Hour (17:00-18:59) · Heavenly Virtue · Hai Hour (21:00-22:59) · Jade Hall |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | Zi Hour (00:00-00:59) · Heavenly Prison · Chou Hour (01:00-02:59) · Black Tortoise · Mao Hour (05:00-06:59) · Gou Chen · Wu Hour (11:00-12:59) · Heavenly Punishment · Wei Hour (13:00-14:59) · Vermilion Bird · Xu Hour (19:00-20:59) · White Tiger · Zi Hour (23:00-23:59) · White Tiger |
Five Elements Strength (Bing Shen month)
Today's Branch Relations
| Clash | Xu Chen Clash | Harmony | Xu Mao Harmony | Punish | Xu Wei Chou Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harm | Xu You Harm | Destroy | Xu Wei Destruction |
Ren Xu Day Analysis
The day pillar is Ren Xu, within Jia Yin Xun; the void branches are Zi Chou, and the day branch is Xu (Earth). The listed branch relations include Xu Chen. They also include Xu Mao.
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 | No topic-specific auspicious activity | Today's Health → | This month → |
| Career | Officer / Parents | Auspicious: Raising the Beam | Today's Career → | This month → |
| Wealth | Wealth / Offspring | No topic-specific auspicious activity | Today's Wealth → | This month → |
| Love | Officer / Wealth | Auspicious: Engagement, Setting Up the Bed | Today's Love → | This month → |
| Travel | Self Line / Offspring | Auspicious: Relocation, Travel | Today's Travel → | This month → |
| Feng Shui | Parents / Self Line | Auspicious: Setting Up the Bed, Moving into a New Home, Relocation, Renovation, Raising the Beam, Consecration | Today's Feng Shui → | This month → |
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Days This Month
Daily Focus
Today's Focus: General Dates
One in-depth topic hub recommended each day, rotating through every theme across the year.
- ← August 15 Yesterday's almanac
- August 17 → Tomorrow's almanac
- August 2026 Calendar Monthly overview
- Travel · August 2026 Auspicious days this month
- Grand Opening · August 2026 Auspicious days this month
- Love Dates · August 2026 Day-by-day analysis this month
- Today's Love Deep Dive In-depth topic analysis
- Xu Earth Focus · 2026 Strong and weak months
- Chen Earth Focus · August Today Xu clashes Chen — when is it usable?
- September 2026 → Plan next month ahead
- Branch Relations The 12-branch relation table