Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-01
2026-05-01 is Lunar month 3, day 15 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Yi Hai day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-05-01 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 15 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Hunt (畋猎)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Go fishing (取渔)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Jade Palace (玉宇)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸), Heaven's Thief (天贼), Four Exhaustions (四穷), Eight Dragons (八龙), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Ji Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Yi (Yin Wood) day: traditionally, planting is avoided, as it is said a thousand saplings will not grow.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | North |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-05-01 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 15 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?
2026-05-01 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