Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-27
2026-08-27 is Lunar month 7, day 15 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui You day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-08-27 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 15 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Close the roof ridge (合脊)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Travel (出行)
- File a lawsuit (词讼)
- Open for business (开市)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Take office (赴任)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue (天德), Four Images (四相), Yin Virtue (阴德), Official's Day (官日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Removing Spirit (除神), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦), Departure and Loss (往亡), Five Separations (五离), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Ding Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-08-27 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 15 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?
2026-08-27 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