Chinese Almanac for 2026-03-23
2026-03-23 is Lunar month 2, day 5 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Shen day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-03-23 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 2, day 5 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Travel (出行)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Plant (栽种)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Build a boat (造船)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Four Images (四相), Heavenly Horse (天马), Essential Peace (要安), Untying Spirit (解神), Removing Spirit (除神), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Robbery Star (劫煞), Minor Depletion (小耗), Five Separations (五离), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Tiger (Geng Yin day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Shen (Monkey) day: traditionally, beds are not set up, as it is said spirits will enter the room.
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?
2026-03-23 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 5 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?
2026-03-23 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