Is May 21, 2026 a good day?
May 21, 2026 is a Yǐ Wèi 乙未 day under the Full (滿 Mǎn) officer in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition. Classical sources grade it suitable for ancestral offerings and blessing ceremonies and unsuitable for burial rites. People born in Ox years meet this day's clash and traditionally wait.
乙未 Yǐ Wèi
May 21, 2026 · Thursday
- Day Officer (建除)
- Full 滿 Mǎn
- 28 Mansion (二十八宿)
- Well 井 Jǐng
- Day Master element
- Yin Wood
- Clash animal (沖)
- Ox 丑 Chǒu
- Year pillar (年柱)
- 丙午 Bǐng Wǔ · Fire Horse
- Solar month (節)
- Start of Summer 立夏 Lì Xià
Suitable (宜 yí)
- 祭祀 ancestral offerings
- 祈福 blessing ceremonies
- 開市 opening for business
Avoid (忌 jì)
- 安葬 burial rites
Reading May 21, 2026
In the almanac tradition, May 21, 2026 carries the day pillar 乙未 (Yǐ Wèi), a Yin Wood day whose Day Officer is Full (滿 Mǎn), the officer of fullness, which classical sources associate with offerings, blessings, and well-stocked openings. 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 Well (井 Jǐng) overhead. Its clash falls on the Ox: people born in Ox years meet the clash (沖 chōng) here and traditionally keep the day routine.
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Is May 21, 2026 an auspicious day in the Chinese almanac?
May 21, 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 ancestral offerings and blessing ceremonies. A generic grade still cannot see any individual birth chart. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
Who should be cautious on May 21, 2026?
People born in Ox years meet the clash (沖 chōng) on May 21, 2026: the day branch 未 stands directly opposite 丑 Chǒu, the Ox 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 May 21, 2026?
On May 21, 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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