Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-12
2026-08-12 is Lunar month 6, day 30 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Wu day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-08-12 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 6, day 30 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Wu (Horse) |
| 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)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Plant (栽种)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Acquire property (置产)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Heavenly Horse (天马), Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Jade Palace (玉宇)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Four Depletions (四耗), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rat (Ren Zi day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Wu (Yang Earth) day: traditionally, land is not accepted, as it is said to be inauspicious for the landowner.
Wu (Horse) day: traditionally, roofs are not thatched, as it is said the owner's fortune will change.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-08-12 corresponds to Lunar month 6, day 30 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?
2026-08-12 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