Chinese Almanac for 2026-07-04
2026-07-04 is Lunar month 5, day 20 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Mao day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-07-04 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 20 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Wu (Horse) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
- Dig a well (掘井)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Mother's Granary (母仓), Four Images (四相), Continuing Generations (续世), Five Harmony (五合), Jade Hall (玉堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦), Blood Taboo (血忌), Departure and Loss (往亡)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Gui You day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ji (Yin Earth) day: traditionally, contracts are not torn up, as it is said both parties will suffer loss.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-07-04 corresponds to Lunar month 5, 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?
2026-07-04 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