Chinese Almanac for 2018-09-11
2018-09-11 is Lunar month 8, day 2 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Wu day in the Wu Xu (Dog) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2018-09-11 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 2 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Year zodiac | Dog |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Make a coffin (合寿木)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Blessing Birth (福生), Golden Chest (金匮), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Heaven's Thief (天贼), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rat (Geng Zi day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Wu (Horse) day: traditionally, roofs are not thatched, as it is said the owner's fortune will change.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2018-09-11 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 2 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?
2018-09-11 falls in the Wu Xu year, the year of the Dog.
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