Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-06
2026-03-06 is Lunar month 1, day 18 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Mao day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-03-06 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 18 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Travel (出行)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Break ground (动土)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Plant (栽种)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Heaven's Grace (天恩), Official's Day (官日), Six Rites (六仪), Blessing Birth (福生), Five Harmony (五合), Bright Hall (明堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Minor Meeting (小会)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Gui You day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ji (Yin Earth) day: traditionally, contracts are not torn up, as it is said both parties will suffer loss.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-03-06 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 18 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?
2026-03-06 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