August 16, 2026 Chinese Almanac — Ren Xu Day: Do Ancestral Rites, Blessing Prayers, Avoid Planting
Year Bing Wu · Month Bing Shen · Day Ren Xu · Lunar 7/4 · Jia Yin Xun · Void: Zi Chou
Today's Auspicious & Avoid
Do27 activities (click for this month's dates)
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Directions
| Lucky | Northwest · West — favorable for travel, contracts and negotiations |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | East · Southeast — avoid for groundbreaking and bed placement |
Double Hours
| Lucky | Xu Hour (19-21) · Hai Hour (21-23) · Wu Hour (11-13) |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | Chen Hour (7-9) · Si Hour (9-11) |
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
Today is governed by Ren Xu, in the Jia Yin Xun, with the void falling on Zi Chou. The Xu branch (Earth) presides. Branch clash today: Xu Chen — matters tied to the clashed branch are better postponed. Harmony: Xu Mao — 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 (Zi Chou) 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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