Is August 1, 2026 a good day?
August 1, 2026 is a Dīng Wèi 丁未 day under the Establish (建 Jiàn) officer in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition. Classical sources grade it suitable for travel and setting out and taking up a new post and unsuitable for groundbreaking. People born in Ox years meet this day's clash and traditionally wait.
丁未 Dīng Wèi
August 1, 2026 · Saturday
- Day Officer (建除)
- Establish 建 Jiàn
- 28 Mansion (二十八宿)
- Girl 女 Nǚ
- Day Master element
- Yin Fire
- Clash animal (沖)
- Ox 丑 Chǒu
- Year pillar (年柱)
- 丙午 Bǐng Wǔ · Fire Horse
- Solar month (節)
- Minor Heat 小暑 Xiǎo Shǔ
Suitable (宜 yí)
- 出行 travel and setting out
- 上任 taking up a new post
- 祭祀 ancestral offerings
Avoid (忌 jì)
- 動土 groundbreaking
- 開倉 opening the storehouse
Reading August 1, 2026
In the almanac tradition, August 1, 2026 carries the day pillar 丁未 (Dīng Wèi), a Yin Fire day whose Day Officer is Establish (建 Jiàn), the officer that opens the monthly cycle, which classical sources associate with setting out and taking up duties rather than breaking ground. 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 Girl (女 Nǚ) 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 August 1, 2026 an auspicious day in the Chinese almanac?
August 1, 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 travel and setting out and taking up a new post. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
Who should be cautious on August 1, 2026?
People born in Ox years meet the clash (沖 chōng) on August 1, 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 Establish officer mean on August 1, 2026?
On August 1, 2026 the Day Officer is Establish (建 Jiàn), the officer that opens the monthly cycle, which classical sources associate with setting out and taking up duties rather than breaking ground. 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 travel and setting out and taking up a new post among its suitable activities.
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