August 17, 2026 Chinese Almanac — Gui Hai Day: Do Ancestral Rites, Consecration, Avoid Planting
Year Bing Wu · Month Bing Shen · Day Gui Hai · Lunar 7/5 · Jia Yin Xun · Void: Zi Chou
Today's Auspicious & Avoid
Do25 activities (click for this month's dates)
NoAvoid 3 activities
Directions
| Lucky | Northwest · North — favorable for travel, contracts and negotiations |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | South · Southwest — avoid for groundbreaking and bed placement |
Double Hours
| Lucky | Hai Hour (21-23) · Xu Hour (19-21) · Wei Hour (13-15) |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | Si Hour (9-11) · Chen Hour (7-9) |
Five Elements Strength (Bing Shen month)
Today's Branch Relations
| Clash | Hai Si Clash | Harmony | Hai Yin Harmony | Punish | Hai Hai Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harm | Hai Shen Harm | Destroy | Hai Yin Destruction |
Gui Hai Day Analysis
Today is governed by Gui Hai, in the Jia Yin Xun, with the void falling on Zi Chou. The Hai branch (Water) presides. Branch clash today: Hai Si — matters tied to the clashed branch are better postponed. Harmony: Hai Yin — 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 · Prosperous (Supported) | Today's Health → | This month → |
| Career | Officer / Parents | Zi · Water · Prosperous (Supported) | Today's Career → | This month → |
| Wealth | Wealth / Offspring | Zi · Water · Prosperous (Supported) | Today's Wealth → | This month → |
| Love | Officer / Wealth | Zi · Water · Prosperous (Supported) | Today's Love → | This month → |
| Travel | Self Line / Offspring | Zi · Water · Prosperous (Supported) | Today's Travel → | This month → |
| Feng Shui | Parents / Self Line | Zi · Water · Prosperous (Supported) | Today's Feng Shui → | This month → |
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