Travel Date Selection for August 26, 2026 — Focus Lines & Lucky Hours
Year Bing Wu · Month Bing Shen · Day Ren Shen · Lunar 7/14 · Jia Zi Xun · Void: Xu Hai
Ren Shen
Metal · Southwest
Today's Travel Overview
Travel date selection reads Self Line / Offspring as the focus lines. Today is a Ren Shen day with the Shen branch presiding.
No travel-related activities are marked auspicious today. For major matters, pick another date: see this month's travel dates →
Travel Focus Lines (Ren Shen Day)
| Focus | Element | Support | Life Stage | Energy | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zi | Water | Supported | Growth | Strong（4/5） | Top pick today |
| Chou | Earth | Neutral | Sickness | Resting（3/5） | - |
| Yin | Wood | Weakened | Extinction | Dead（1/5） | Avoid today |
| Mao | Wood | Weakened | Extinction | Dead（1/5） | Avoid today |
| Chen | Earth | Neutral | Sickness | Resting（3/5） | - |
| Si | Fire | Weakened | Sickness | Trapped（2/5） | - |
| Wu | Fire | Weakened | Sickness | Trapped（2/5） | - |
| Wei | Earth | Neutral | Sickness | Resting（3/5） | - |
| Shen | Metal | Supported | Coming of Age | Prosperous（5/5） | Top pick today |
| You | Metal | Supported | Coming of Age | Prosperous（5/5） | Top pick today |
| Xu | Earth | Neutral | Sickness | Resting（3/5） | - |
| Hai | Water | Supported | Growth | Strong（4/5） | Top pick today |
Today's Auspicious & Avoid
Do27 activities (click for this month's dates)
NoAvoid 3 activities
Directions
| Lucky | Southwest · West — favorable for travel, contracts and negotiations |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | East · Southeast — avoid for groundbreaking and bed placement |
Double Hours
| Lucky | Shen Hour (15-17) · You Hour (17-19) · Chen Hour (7-9) |
|---|---|
| Unlucky | Yin Hour (3-5) · Mao Hour (5-7) |
Five Elements Strength (Bing Shen month)
MetalProsperousWaterStrongWoodRestingFireTrappedEarthDead
Today's Branch Relations
| Clash | Shen Yin Clash | Harmony | Shen Si Harmony | Punish | Shen Yin Si Punishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harm | Shen Hai Harm | Destroy | Shen Si Destruction |