Career Date Selection for August 21, 2026 — Focus Lines & Lucky Hours
Year Bing Wu · Month Bing Shen · Day Ding Mao · Lunar 7/9 · Jia Zi Xun · Void: Xu Hai
Ding Mao
Wood · East
Today's Career Overview
Career date selection reads Officer / Parents as the focus lines. Today is a Ding Mao day with the Mao branch presiding.
Today's almanac lists these career-related activities as auspicious: Grand Opening · Signing Contracts · Raising the Beam — best done in the lucky hours.
Career Focus Lines (Ding Mao Day)
| Focus | Element | Support | Life Stage | Energy | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zi | Water | Neutral | Dead | Resting（3/5） | - |
| Chou | Earth | Weakened | Ritual Bathing | Dead（1/5） | - |
| Yin | Wood | Supported | Peak | Prosperous（5/5） | Top pick today |
| Mao | Wood | Supported | Peak | Prosperous（5/5） | Top pick today |
| Chen | Earth | Weakened | Ritual Bathing | Dead（1/5） | - |
| Si | Fire | Supported | Ritual Bathing | Strong（4/5） | - |
| Wu | Fire | Supported | Ritual Bathing | Strong（4/5） | - |
| Wei | Earth | Weakened | Ritual Bathing | Dead（1/5） | - |
| Shen | Metal | Weakened | Conception | Trapped（2/5） | - |
| You | Metal | Weakened | Conception | Trapped（2/5） | - |
| Xu | Earth | Weakened | Ritual Bathing | Dead（1/5） | - |
| Hai | Water | Neutral | Dead | Resting（3/5） | - |
Today's Auspicious & Avoid
Do27 activities (click for this month's dates)
NoAvoid 3 activities
Directions
| Lucky | East · Southeast — favorable for travel, contracts and negotiations |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | West · Northwest — avoid for groundbreaking and bed placement |
Double Hours
| Lucky | Mao Hour (5-7) · Yin Hour (3-5) · Hai Hour (21-23) |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | You Hour (17-19) · Shen Hour (15-17) |
Five Elements Strength (Bing Shen month)
WoodProsperousFireStrongEarthRestingMetalTrappedWaterDead
Today's Branch Relations
| Clash | Mao You Clash | Harmony | Mao Xu Harmony | Punish | Mao Zi Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harm | Mao Chen Harm | Destroy | Mao Wu Destruction |