Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-16
2026-01-16 is Lunar month 11, day 28 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Yin day in the Yi Si (Snake) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-01-16 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 28 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Yin (Tiger) |
| Year zodiac | Snake |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Break ground (动土)
- Lay foundation stones (定磉)
- Release water (放水)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Exhume for reburial (启钻)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
- Erect a tombstone (立碑)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Install a door (安门)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue (天德), Month's Virtue (月德), Hour's Virtue (时德), Minister's Day (相日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Jade Palace (玉宇), Five Harmony (五合), Golden Chest (金匮)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Robbery Star (劫煞), Heaven's Thief (天贼), Five Voids (五虚)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Monkey (Jia Shen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Geng (Yang Metal) day: traditionally, looms are not set up, as it is said the work will come to nothing.
Yin (Tiger) day: traditionally, sacrifices are not offered, as it is said the spirits will not partake.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-01-16 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 28 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?
2026-01-16 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