Chinese Almanac for 2026-02-03
2026-02-03 is Lunar month 12, day 16 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Shen day in the Yi Si (Snake) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-02-03 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 16 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Year zodiac | Snake |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Open a warehouse (开仓)
- Sell goods (出货财)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Hunt (畋猎)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Build a boat (造船)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Yang Virtue (阳德), Five Riches (五富), Blessing Birth (福生), Removing Spirit (除神), Kitchen God (司命)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸), Five Separations (五离)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Tiger (Ren Yin 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.
Shen (Monkey) day: traditionally, beds are not set up, as it is said spirits will enter the room.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-02-03 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 16 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?
2026-02-03 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