Chinese Almanac for 2026-09-16
2026-09-16 is Lunar month 8, day 6 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Si day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-09-16 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 6 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Hang a plaque (挂匾)
- Plant (栽种)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Break ground (动土)
- Set up a bed (安床)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Travel (出行)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- File a lawsuit (词讼)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Grace (月恩), Four Images (四相), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Heaven's Joy (天喜), Heaven's Physician (天医), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Universal Protection (普护)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Double Day (重日), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Ding Hai 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.
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) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-09-16 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 6 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?
2026-09-16 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