Chinese Almanac for 2026-01-18
2026-01-18 is Lunar month 11, day 30 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ren Chen day in the Yi Si (Snake) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-01-18 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 30 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Chen (Dragon) |
| Year zodiac | Snake |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Level roads (平治道涂)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Build a temple (造庙)
- Plant (栽种)
- Get acupuncture (针灸)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Dig a pond (开池)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heavenly Horse (天马)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Death God (死神), Month Havoc (月煞), Month Emptiness (月虚), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dog (Bing Xu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ren (Yang Water) day: traditionally, water is not released, as it is said it will be hard to contain.
Chen (Dragon) day: traditionally, weeping is avoided, as it is said to foretell a second death in the family.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | East |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-01-18 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 30 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?
2026-01-18 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