Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-06
2026-05-06 is Lunar month 3, day 20 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Chen day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-05-06 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 20 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Chen (Dragon) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Travel (出行)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
- Plant (栽种)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Open a warehouse (开仓)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue (月德), Heaven's Grace (天恩), Hour's Virtue (时德), Yin Virtue (阴德), Blessing Birth (福生), Kitchen God (司命)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Havoc (月煞), Month Emptiness (月虚), Blood Branch (血支), Five Voids (五虚)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dog (Jia Xu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Geng (Yang Metal) day: traditionally, looms are not set up, as it is said the work will come to nothing.
Chen (Dragon) day: traditionally, weeping is avoided, as it is said to foretell a second death in the family.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-05-06 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 20 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?
2026-05-06 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