Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-16
2026-08-16 is Lunar month 7, day 4 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ren Xu day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-08-16 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 4 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Travel (出行)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Set up a loom (经络)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue (月德), Mother's Granary (母仓), Month's Grace (月恩), Four Images (四相), Yang Virtue (阳德), Guarding Day (守日), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Six Rites (六仪), Reverent Peace (敬安), Kitchen God (司命)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Heavenly Dog (天狗), Nine Voids (九空)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Bing Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ren (Yang Water) day: traditionally, water is not released, as it is said it will be hard to contain.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | East |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-08-16 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 4 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?
2026-08-16 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