Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-03
2026-05-03 is Lunar month 3, day 17 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Chou day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-05-03 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 17 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Four Images (四相), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Benefiting Descendants (益后)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Five Voids (五虚), Eight Winds (八风), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Xin Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East 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.
Chou (Ox) day: traditionally, a capping ceremony is not held, as it is said the honoree will not return home.
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?
2026-05-03 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 17 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?
2026-05-03 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