Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-05
2026-01-05 is Lunar month 11, day 17 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Mao day in the Yi Si (Snake) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-01-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 17 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Snake |
| Solar term today | Minor Cold |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Dig a pond (开池)
- Repair a wall (补垣)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Go fishing (取渔)
- Set up a bed (安床)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Visit the sick (探病)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Break ground (动土)
- Install a door (安门)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Build the stove (作灶)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), People's Day (民日), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Golden Hall (金堂), Five Harmony (五合), Precious Light (宝光)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Disaster Star (灾煞), Heaven's Fire (天火), Repeat Day (复日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Gui You day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ji (Yin Earth) day: traditionally, contracts are not torn up, as it is said both parties will suffer loss.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-01-05 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 17 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?
2026-01-05 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