Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-24
2026-08-24 is Lunar month 7, day 12 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Wu day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-08-24 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 12 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Wu (Horse) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Travel (出行)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Break ground (动土)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Release water (放水)
- Dig a canal (开渠)
- Plant (栽种)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Visit the sick (探病)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Install a door (安门)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Fell trees (伐木)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heavenly Horse (天马), Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气), Jade Palace (玉宇), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Disaster Star (灾煞), Heaven's Fire (天火), Repeat Day (复日), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rat (Jia Zi day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Geng (Yang Metal) day: traditionally, looms are not set up, as it is said the work will come to nothing.
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) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-08-24 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 12 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?
2026-08-24 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