Chinese Almanac for 2026-05-27
2026-05-27 is Lunar month 4, day 11 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Chou day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-05-27 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 4, day 11 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Break ground (动土)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Build a warehouse (造仓)
- Dig a pond (开池)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Marry (嫁娶)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue (天德), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Heaven's Joy (天喜), Heaven's Physician (天医), Six Rites (六仪), Jade Hall (玉堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Four Strikes (四击), Return Taboo (归忌)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Yi Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
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) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-05-27 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 11 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?
2026-05-27 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