Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-01
2026-01-01 is Lunar month 11, day 13 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Yi Hai day in the Yi Si (Snake) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-01-01 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 13 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Snake |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Travel (出行)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Install a door (安门)
- Build a warehouse (造仓)
- Repair a wall (补垣)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Dig a well (掘井)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Four Images (四相), King's Day (王日)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸), Blood Branch (血支), Double Day (重日), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Ji Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Yi (Yin Wood) day: traditionally, planting is avoided, as it is said a thousand saplings will not grow.
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) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | North |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-01-01 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 13 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?
2026-01-01 falls in the Yi Si year, the year of the Snake.
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