Chinese Almanac for 2026-02-18
2026-02-18 is Lunar month 1, day 2 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Hai day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-02-18 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 2 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Yin (Tiger) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
| Solar term today | Rain Water |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Plant (栽种)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- File a lawsuit (词讼)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Open for business (开市)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Six Harmony (六合), Five Riches (五富), 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 (Ding Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
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) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-02-18 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 2 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?
2026-02-18 falls in the Bing Wu year, the year of the Horse.
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