Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-01
2026-03-01 is Lunar month 1, day 13 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Jia Xu day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-03-01 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 13 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Yin (Tiger) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Go fishing (取渔)
- Hunt (畋猎)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Install a door (安门)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Yang Virtue (阳德), Triple Harmony (三合), Heaven's Joy (天喜), Heaven's Physician (天医), Kitchen God (司命)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Four Strikes (四击), Great Havoc (大煞), Repeat Day (复日), Grand Meeting (大会)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Wu Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Jia (Yang Wood) day: traditionally, warehouses are not opened, as it is said wealth will be squandered.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-03-01 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 13 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?
2026-03-01 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