Chinese Almanac for 2026-04-03
2026-04-03 is Lunar month 2, day 16 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Wei day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-04-03 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 2, day 16 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Build a cart or tool (造车器)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Open for business (开市)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Make a coffin (合寿木)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Grace (月恩), Four Images (四相), Yin Virtue (阴德), Triple Harmony (三合), Hour's Yin (时阴), Continuing Generations (续世), Precious Light (宝光)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Dead Energy (死气), Blood Taboo (血忌), Eight Specialization (八专)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Ox (Xin Chou day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
Wei (Goat) day: traditionally, medicine is not taken, as it is said poison will enter the intestines.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-04-03 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 16 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?
2026-04-03 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