Chinese Almanac for 2026-02-13

2026-02-13 is Lunar month 12, day 26 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Wu day in the Yi Si (Snake) year.

Key facts

Gregorian date 2026-02-13
Lunar date Lunar month 12, day 26
Year (Ganzhi) Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake)
Month (Ganzhi) Geng (Yang Metal) Yin (Tiger)
Day (Ganzhi) Wu (Yang Earth) Wu (Horse)
Year zodiac Snake

Auspicious for (宜)

  • Build a cart or tool (造车器)
  • Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
  • Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
  • Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
  • Pray for blessings (祈福)
  • Pray for offspring (求嗣)
  • Move house (移徙)
  • Travel (出行)
  • Open for business (开市)
  • Relocate the household fire (出火)
  • Move into a new home (入宅)
  • Sign a contract (立券)
  • Trade (交易)
  • Install a door (安门)
  • Set up a bed (安床)
  • Bury the deceased (安葬)
  • Thank the earth god (谢土)

Inauspicious for (忌)

  • Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
  • Build a roof (盖屋)
  • Break ground (动土)
  • Build the stove (作灶)
  • Plant (栽种)

Auspicious spirits (吉神)

Hour's Virtue (时德), People's Day (民日), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Heavenly Horse (天马), Hour's Yin (时阴)

Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)

Dead Energy (死气), White Tiger (白虎)

Clash & direction to avoid

Clashes with Rat (Ren Zi day); traditionally best to avoid the North 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.

Wu (Horse) day: traditionally, roofs are not thatched, as it is said the owner's fortune will change.

Auspicious directions

God of Joy (喜神) Southeast
God of Fortune (福神) Northeast
God of Wealth (财神) North
Tai Sui (太岁) South
Yang Noble God (阳贵神) Northeast
Yin Noble God (阴贵神) Southwest

What is today's lunar date?

2026-02-13 corresponds to Lunar month 12, 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?

2026-02-13 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