Is May 20, 2026 a good day?
May 20, 2026 is a Jiǎ Wǔ 甲午 day under the Remove (除 Chú) officer in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition. Classical sources grade it suitable for ending a mourning period and sweeping and clearing the house and unsuitable for weddings. People born in Rat years meet this day's clash and traditionally wait.
甲午 Jiǎ Wǔ
May 20, 2026 · Wednesday
- Day Officer (建除)
- Remove 除 Chú
- 28 Mansion (二十八宿)
- Three Stars 參 Shēn
- Day Master element
- Yang Wood
- Clash animal (沖)
- Rat 子 Zǐ
- Year pillar (年柱)
- 丙午 Bǐng Wǔ · Fire Horse
- Solar month (節)
- Start of Summer 立夏 Lì Xià
Suitable (宜 yí)
- 除服 ending a mourning period
- 掃舍 sweeping and clearing the house
Avoid (忌 jì)
- 嫁娶 weddings
- 簽約 signing contracts
Reading May 20, 2026
In the almanac tradition, May 20, 2026 carries the day pillar 甲午 (Jiǎ Wǔ), a Yang Wood day whose Day Officer is Remove (除 Chú), the clearing officer, which classical sources associate with sweeping away the old, cleansing, and closing chapters. The classical sources describe the officer as the first sort in any date grade, the kind of motion the day carries before any personal chart is considered. The full cycle is set out in our guide to the Twelve Day Officers, and the page it is printed on is explained in the Tong Shu almanac guide.
The 通勝 (Tōng Shèng) lists this day as a yellow path (黃道 huáng dào) day, broadly favourable, with the 28 Mansion star Three Stars (參 Shēn) overhead. Its clash falls on the Rat: people born in Rat years meet the clash (沖 chōng) here and traditionally keep the day routine.
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Is May 20, 2026 an auspicious day in the Chinese almanac?
May 20, 2026 is graded a yellow path day (黃道日 huáng dào rì) in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition, the grade published almanacs mark as broadly favourable. Classical sources list the day as suitable for ending a mourning period and sweeping and clearing the house. A generic grade still cannot see any individual birth chart. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
Who should be cautious on May 20, 2026?
People born in Rat years meet the clash (沖 chōng) on May 20, 2026: the day branch 午 stands directly opposite 子 Zǐ, the Rat 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 Remove officer mean on May 20, 2026?
On May 20, 2026 the Day Officer is Remove (除 Chú), the clearing officer, which classical sources associate with sweeping away the old, cleansing, and closing chapters. 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 ending a mourning period and sweeping and clearing the house among its suitable activities.
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