Chinese Almanac for 2016-09-18
2016-09-18 is Lunar month 8, day 18 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Mao day in the Bing Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2016-09-18 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 18 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Demolish a house (破屋)
- Demolish a wall (坏垣)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Grace (月恩), Four Images (四相), Five Harmony (五合), Bright Hall (明堂), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Breaker (月破), Great Depletion (大耗), Disaster Star (灾煞), Heaven's Fire (天火), Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Five Voids (五虚)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Ding You day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2016-09-18 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 18 on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.
What should be avoided on this day?
Traditional almanac sources list the items under Inauspicious for (忌) above as activities best avoided on this day.
Which zodiac year is this day in?
2016-09-18 falls in the Bing Shen year, the year of the Monkey.
Solar terms: astronomical calculation. Daily do's and don'ts, auspicious/inauspicious spirits, clashes, and Peng Zu's taboos: Xieji Bianfangshu (协纪辨方书) tradition, as encoded in lunar-typescript · Last updated 2026-09-11