Chinese Almanac for 2026-06-21
2026-06-21 is Lunar month 5, day 7 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Yin day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-06-21 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 7 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Wu (Horse) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Yin (Tiger) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
| Solar term today | Summer Solstice |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Hang a plaque (挂匾)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Break ground (动土)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Acquire property (置产)
- Plant (栽种)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue (月德), Heaven's Grace (天恩), Mother's Granary (母仓), Triple Harmony (三合), Heavenly Horse (天马), Heaven's Joy (天喜), Heaven's Physician (天医), Benefiting Descendants (益后), Five Harmony (五合), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Great Havoc (大煞), Return Taboo (归忌), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Monkey (Geng Shen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Yin (Tiger) day: traditionally, sacrifices are not offered, as it is said the spirits will not partake.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-06-21 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 7 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?
2026-06-21 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