Chinese Almanac for 2022-08-26
2022-08-26 is Lunar month 7, day 29 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Hai day in the Ren Yin (Tiger) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2022-08-26 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 29 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Yin (Tiger) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Tiger |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Repair the wall (修饰垣墙)
- Level roads (平治道涂)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Nothing advised today (诸事不宜)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Minister's Day (相日), Universal Protection (普护)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Death God (死神), Month Harm (月害), Wandering Calamity (游祸), Four Exhaustions (四穷), Nine Tigers (九虎), Five Voids (五虚), Double Day (重日), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Yi Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Northeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2022-08-26 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 29 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?
2022-08-26 falls in the Ren Yin year, the year of the Tiger.
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