Chinese Almanac for 2026-06-26
2026-06-26 is Lunar month 5, day 12 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Wei day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-06-26 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 12 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Wu (Horse) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Wei (Goat) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Travel (出行)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Break ground (动土)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Plant (栽种)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Hang a plaque (挂匾)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Build a grave in advance while living (开生坟)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Guarding Day (守日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Six Harmony (六合)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Ox (Yi Chou day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Wei (Goat) day: traditionally, medicine is not taken, as it is said poison will enter the intestines.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-06-26 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 12 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?
2026-06-26 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