What is the Chinese almanac (Tong Shu)?
The Chinese almanac (通勝 Tōng Shèng, also Tung Shing) is the traditional daily calendar that lists, for every date, the stem-branch day pillar, the Day Officer (建除 jiàn chú), the 28 Mansion star, the clash animal, and the activities graded suitable (宜 yí) or to avoid (忌 jì). It grades the day for everyone at once.
Key Takeaways
- The 通勝 (Tōng Shèng) lists fixed, public facts for every calendar day: the day pillar, the Day Officer, the 28 Mansion star, and the clash animal.
- Six of the twelve day spirits mark a yellow path (黃道 huáng dào) day; six mark a black path (黑道 hēi dào) day held for routine matters.
- Every fact below is deterministic and checkable against any published almanac.
- A public grade cannot see your birth chart; the day that clashes your animal is still a routine day for you.
- This is a pattern, not a verdict.
己酉 Jǐ Yǒu
August 3, 2026 · Monday
- Day Officer (建除)
- Full 滿 Mǎn
- 28 Mansion (二十八宿)
- Rooftop 危 Wēi
- Day Master element
- Yin Earth
- Clash animal (沖)
- Rabbit 卯 Mǎo
- Year pillar (年柱)
- 丙午 Bǐng Wǔ · Fire Horse
- Solar month (節)
- Minor Heat 小暑 Xiǎo Shǔ
Suitable (宜 yí)
- 祭祀 ancestral offerings
- 祈福 blessing ceremonies
- 開市 opening for business
Avoid (忌 jì)
- 安葬 burial rites
Every date fact above is deterministic and can be checked against any published 通勝. See a full dedicated page for August 3, 2026, or read how the day's Day Officer is graded in our guide to the Twelve Day Officers and how the almanac itself works in the Tong Shu almanac guide.
What the Almanac Cannot See
A published almanac grades every day for everyone at once, and it does that honestly. But the classical sources describe date selection (擇日 zé rì) as matching the day to the person, and a printed table has never seen your chart. On the animal layer alone, today clashes one of the twelve signs, so roughly one reader in twelve meets a personal clash (沖 chōng) on any day a generic almanac calls favourable.
To see your own layer, read your Four Pillars with the free BaZi calculator, find your animal sign with the Chinese zodiac calculator, and when a real date matters, let a personalized selection run every check against the chart itself. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is August 3, 2026 an auspicious day in the Chinese almanac?
August 3, 2026 is graded a black path day (黑道日 hēi dào rì) in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition, a grade published almanacs reserve for routine matters rather than launches. Classical sources still list it as workable for ancestral offerings and blessing ceremonies. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
Who should be cautious on August 3, 2026?
People born in Rabbit years meet the clash (沖 chōng) on August 3, 2026: the day branch 酉 stands directly opposite 卯 Mǎo, the Rabbit branch. Classical sources treat a personal clash day as one for routine work rather than weddings, moves, or openings. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
What does the Full officer mean on August 3, 2026?
On August 3, 2026 the Day Officer is Full (滿 Mǎn), the officer of fullness, which classical sources associate with offerings, blessings, and well-stocked openings. The Twelve Day Officers (建除十二神 jiàn chú shí èr shén) rotate with the day and month branches, and this day's almanac entry lists ancestral offerings and blessing ceremonies among its suitable activities.
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