Chinese Almanac for 2024-06-26
2024-06-26 is Lunar month 5, day 21 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin You day in the Jia Chen (Dragon) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2024-06-26 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 21 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Chen (Dragon) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Wu (Horse) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Dragon |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Repair the wall (修饰垣墙)
- Level roads (平治道涂)
- Trim nails (整手足甲)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Travel (出行)
- Plant (栽种)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), People's Day (民日), Reverent Peace (敬安), Removing Spirit (除神), Bright Hall (明堂), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Death God (死神), Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Heaven's Thief (天贼), Five Separations (五离)
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) | Southeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2024-06-26 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 21 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?
2024-06-26 falls in the Jia Chen year, the year of the Dragon.
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