Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-13
2026-03-13 is Lunar month 1, day 25 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Xu day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-03-13 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 25 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Travel (出行)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Trade (交易)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Open for business (开市)
- Move house (移徙)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Four Images (四相), Six Harmony (六合), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Golden Hall (金堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Havoc (月煞), Month Emptiness (月虚), Four Strikes (四击), Heaven's Prison (天牢)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Geng Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-03-13 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 25 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?
2026-03-13 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