Chinese Almanac for 2026-08-30
2026-08-30 is Lunar month 7, day 18 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Zi day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-08-30 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 18 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Hold Ghost Festival rites (普渡)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Travel (出行)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Lay foundation stones (定磉)
- Install a door (安门)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Acquire property (置产)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Build a bridge (造桥)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month Void (月空), Hour's Virtue (时德), People's Day (民日), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Hour's Yin (时阴), Blessing Birth (福生), Azure Dragon (青龙), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Dead Energy (死气), Water Dragon Contact (触水龙)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Geng Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Zi (Rat) day: traditionally, diviners are not consulted, as it is said doing so brings calamity on oneself.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-08-30 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 18 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?
2026-08-30 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