Is May 22, 2026 a good day?
May 22, 2026 is a Bǐng Shēn 丙申 day under the Balance (平 Píng) officer in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition. Classical sources grade it suitable for repairing walls and fences and leveling paths and roads and unsuitable for opening for business. People born in Tiger years meet this day's clash and traditionally wait.
丙申 Bǐng Shēn
May 22, 2026 · Friday
- Day Officer (建除)
- Balance 平 Píng
- 28 Mansion (二十八宿)
- Ghost 鬼 Guǐ
- Day Master element
- Yang Fire
- Clash animal (沖)
- Tiger 寅 Yín
- Year pillar (年柱)
- 丙午 Bǐng Wǔ · Fire Horse
- Solar month (節)
- Start of Summer 立夏 Lì Xià
Suitable (宜 yí)
- 修飾垣牆 repairing walls and fences
- 平治道塗 leveling paths and roads
Avoid (忌 jì)
- 開市 opening for business
- 安床 setting up the bed
Reading May 22, 2026
In the almanac tradition, May 22, 2026 carries the day pillar 丙申 (Bǐng Shēn), a Yang Fire day whose Day Officer is Balance (平 Píng), the leveling officer, which classical sources reserve for ordinary maintenance and steady, unremarkable work. 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 black path (黑道 hēi dào) day, reserved for routine matters, with the 28 Mansion star Ghost (鬼 Guǐ) overhead. Its clash falls on the Tiger: people born in Tiger years meet the clash (沖 chōng) here and traditionally keep the day routine.
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Is May 22, 2026 an auspicious day in the Chinese almanac?
May 22, 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 repairing walls and fences and leveling paths and roads. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
Who should be cautious on May 22, 2026?
People born in Tiger years meet the clash (沖 chōng) on May 22, 2026: the day branch 申 stands directly opposite 寅 Yín, the Tiger 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 Balance officer mean on May 22, 2026?
On May 22, 2026 the Day Officer is Balance (平 Píng), the leveling officer, which classical sources reserve for ordinary maintenance and steady, unremarkable work. 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 repairing walls and fences and leveling paths and roads among its suitable activities.
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