Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-14
2026-01-14 is Lunar month 11, day 26 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Zi day in the Yi Si (Snake) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-01-14 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 26 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Snake |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Acquire property (置产)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Travel (出行)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Plant (栽种)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Treat illness (治病)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Official's Day (官日), Six Harmony (六合), Continuing Generations (续世)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Blood Branch (血支), Earth Talisman (土符), Return Taboo (归忌), Blood Taboo (血忌), Heaven's Punishment (天刑), Chasing Formation (逐阵)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Ren Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Wu (Yang Earth) day: traditionally, land is not accepted, as it is said to be inauspicious for the landowner.
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) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-01-14 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 26 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?
2026-01-14 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