Chinese Almanac for 2026-02-06
2026-02-06 is Lunar month 12, day 19 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Hai day in the Yi Si (Snake) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-02-06 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 19 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Yin (Tiger) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Snake |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Move house (移徙)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Travel (出行)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Hire (雇佣)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Break ground (动土)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Install a door (安门)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Build the stove (作灶)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Heaven's Grace (天恩), Mother's Granary (母仓), Six Harmony (六合), Five Riches (五富), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Sacred Heart (圣心)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Robbery Star (劫煞), Double Day (重日), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Yi Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-02-06 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 19 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?
2026-02-06 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