Chinese Almanac for 2026-02-23
2026-02-23 is Lunar month 1, day 7 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Chen day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-02-23 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 7 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Yin (Tiger) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Chen (Dragon) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Set up a loom (经络)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Break ground (动土)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Guarding Day (守日), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Six Rites (六仪), Golden Hall (金堂), Golden Chest (金匮)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Nine Voids (九空), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dog (Ren Xu 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.
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) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-02-23 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 7 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?
2026-02-23 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