Is May 4, 2026 a good day?
May 4, 2026 is a Wù Yín 戊寅 day under the Open (開 Kāi) officer in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition. Classical sources grade it suitable for opening for business and consecration ceremonies and unsuitable for burial rites. People born in Monkey years meet this day's clash and traditionally wait.
戊寅 Wù Yín
May 4, 2026 · Monday
- Day Officer (建除)
- Open 開 Kāi
- 28 Mansion (二十八宿)
- Heart 心 Xīn
- Day Master element
- Yang Earth
- Clash animal (沖)
- Monkey 申 Shēn
- Year pillar (年柱)
- 丙午 Bǐng Wǔ · Fire Horse
- Solar month (節)
- Clear and Bright 清明 Qīng Míng
Suitable (宜 yí)
- 開市 opening for business
- 開光 consecration ceremonies
- 動土 groundbreaking
- 入學 starting studies
Avoid (忌 jì)
- 安葬 burial rites
Reading May 4, 2026
In the almanac tradition, May 4, 2026 carries the day pillar 戊寅 (Wù Yín), a Yang Earth day whose Day Officer is Open (開 Kāi), the opening officer, which classical sources grade favourable for openings, first days of study, and new undertakings. 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 Heart (心 Xīn) overhead. Its clash falls on the Monkey: people born in Monkey years meet the clash (沖 chōng) here and traditionally keep the day routine.
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Is May 4, 2026 an auspicious day in the Chinese almanac?
May 4, 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 opening for business and consecration ceremonies. A generic grade still cannot see any individual birth chart. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
Who should be cautious on May 4, 2026?
People born in Monkey years meet the clash (沖 chōng) on May 4, 2026: the day branch 寅 stands directly opposite 申 Shēn, the Monkey 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 Open officer mean on May 4, 2026?
On May 4, 2026 the Day Officer is Open (開 Kāi), the opening officer, which classical sources grade favourable for openings, first days of study, and new undertakings. 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 opening for business and consecration ceremonies among its suitable activities.
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