Chinese Almanac for 2026-04-18
2026-04-18 is Lunar month 3, day 2 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ren Xu day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-04-18 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 2 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Demolish a house (破屋)
- Demolish a wall (坏垣)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue (天德), Month's Virtue (月德), Heavenly Horse (天马), Blessing Birth (福生), Untying Spirit (解神)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Breaker (月破), Great Depletion (大耗), Four Strikes (四击), Nine Voids (九空), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Bing Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ren (Yang Water) day: traditionally, water is not released, as it is said it will be hard to contain.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | East |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-04-18 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 2 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?
2026-04-18 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