Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-03
2026-01-03 is Lunar month 11, day 15 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Chou day in the Yi Si (Snake) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-01-03 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 15 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Snake |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Build a cart or tool (造车器)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Travel (出行)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Build a grave in advance while living (开生坟)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Yin Virtue (阴德), Guarding Day (守日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Six Harmony (六合), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Universal Protection (普护), Precious Light (宝光)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Triple Mourning (三丧), Ghost Wailing (鬼哭), Great Retreat (大退)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Xin Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
Chou (Ox) day: traditionally, a capping ceremony is not held, as it is said the honoree will not return home.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-01-03 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 15 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?
2026-01-03 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