Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-23
2026-08-23 is Lunar month 7, day 11 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Si day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-08-23 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 11 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
| Solar term today | End of Heat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Set up a loom (经络)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Break ground (动土)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Move house (移徙)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Plant (栽种)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Travel (出行)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Build a bridge (造桥)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Wish (天愿), Six Harmony (六合), Five Riches (五富), Essential Peace (要安), Precious Light (宝光)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Robbery Star (劫煞), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Gui Hai 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.
Si (Snake) day: traditionally, long journeys are avoided, as it is said belongings will be lost or hidden.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-08-23 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 11 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?
2026-08-23 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