Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-03
2026-08-03 is Lunar month 6, day 21 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji You day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-08-03 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 6, day 21 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Wei (Goat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Travel (出行)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Move house (移徙)
- Open a warehouse (开仓)
- Sell goods (出货财)
- Repair a wall (补垣)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Install a door (安门)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Heaven's Grace (天恩), Four Images (四相), People's Day (民日), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Heaven's Granary (天仓), Continuing Generations (续世), Removing Spirit (除神), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Disaster Star (灾煞), Heaven's Fire (天火), Blood Taboo (血忌), Repeat Day (复日), Five Separations (五离), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Gui Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East 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.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
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?
2026-08-03 corresponds to Lunar month 6, day 21 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?
2026-08-03 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