Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-05
2026-08-05 is Lunar month 6, day 23 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Hai day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-08-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 6, day 23 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Wei (Goat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Hang a plaque (挂匾)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Train cattle and horses (教牛马)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Month's Grace (月恩), Yin Virtue (阴德), Triple Harmony (三合), Hour's Yin (时阴), Six Rites (六仪), Jade Palace (玉宇), Bright Hall (明堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Dead Energy (死气), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Yi Si 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.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
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?
2026-08-05 corresponds to Lunar month 6, day 23 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?
2026-08-05 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