Chinese Almanac for 2026-09-21
2026-09-21 is Lunar month 8, day 11 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Xu day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-09-21 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 11 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Travel (出行)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Open for business (开市)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Trim nails (整手足甲)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Lay foundation stones (定磉)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Close the roof ridge (合脊)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build a temple (造庙)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Build a boat (造船)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Guarding Day (守日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Continuing Generations (续世)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Harm (月害), Blood Taboo (血忌), Heaven's Prison (天牢)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Ren Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Wu (Yang Earth) day: traditionally, land is not accepted, as it is said to be inauspicious for the landowner.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-09-21 corresponds to Lunar month 8, 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?
2026-09-21 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