Chinese Almanac for 2026-07-08
2026-07-08 is Lunar month 5, day 24 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Wei day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-07-08 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 5, day 24 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Wei (Goat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Wei (Goat) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Travel (出行)
- Trade (交易)
- Harvest honey (割蜜)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground (动土)
- File a lawsuit (词讼)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Move house (移徙)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Guarding Day (守日), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Sacred Heart (圣心)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), Water Dragon Contact (触水龙), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Ox (Ding Chou day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
Wei (Goat) day: traditionally, medicine is not taken, as it is said poison will enter the intestines.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-07-08 corresponds to Lunar month 5, day 24 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?
2026-07-08 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