Chinese Almanac for 2018-09-26
2018-09-26 is Lunar month 8, day 17 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin You day in the Wu Xu (Dog) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2018-09-26 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 17 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Dog |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Travel (出行)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Trade (交易)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Train cattle and horses (教牛马)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Break ground (动土)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Official's Day (官日), Six Rites (六仪), Benefiting Descendants (益后), Removing Spirit (除神), Jade Hall (玉堂), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), Month Punishment (月刑), Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Repeat Day (复日), Five Separations (五离), Yang Error (阳错)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Yi Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2018-09-26 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 17 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?
2018-09-26 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