Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-02
2026-01-02 is Lunar month 11, day 14 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Zi day in the Yi Si (Snake) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-01-02 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 14 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Snake |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
- Train cattle and horses (教牛马)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Separate households (分居)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Break ground (动土)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Build a bridge (造桥)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month Void (月空), Official's Day (官日), Reverent Peace (敬安), Golden Chest (金匮), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Water Dragon Contact (触水龙)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Geng Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Zi (Rat) day: traditionally, diviners are not consulted, as it is said doing so brings calamity on oneself.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-01-02 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 14 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?
2026-01-02 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