Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-08
2026-03-08 is Lunar month 1, day 20 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Si day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-03-08 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 20 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Make bed curtains (合帐)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Drill pillar mortises (开柱眼)
- Install a door (安门)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Build a warehouse (造仓)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Set up a loom (经络)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Open for business (开市)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Trade (交易)
- Start school (入学)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Set up a frame (架马)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Travel (出行)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Marry (嫁娶)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Minister's Day (相日), Post Horse (驿马), Heaven's Empress (天后), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Sacred Heart (圣心)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Five Voids (五虚), Earth Talisman (土符), Great Havoc (大煞), Departure and Loss (往亡), Double Day (重日), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Yi Hai day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
Si (Snake) day: traditionally, long journeys are avoided, as it is said belongings will be lost or hidden.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-03-08 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 20 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?
2026-03-08 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