Chinese Almanac for 2026-06-15
2026-06-15 is Lunar month 5, day 1 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Shen day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-06-15 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 1 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Wu (Horse) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Shen (Monkey) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Travel (出行)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Open for business (开市)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Repair a wall (补垣)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Release water (放水)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Build a warehouse (造仓)
- Build a boat (造船)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Break ground (动土)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Minister's Day (相日), Post Horse (驿马), Heaven's Empress (天后), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Removing Spirit (除神), Azure Dragon (青龙), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Five Voids (五虚), Five Separations (五离), Eight Specialization (八专)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Tiger (Jia Yin 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.
Shen (Monkey) day: traditionally, beds are not set up, as it is said spirits will enter the room.
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?
2026-06-15 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 1 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?
2026-06-15 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