Chinese Almanac for 2026-09-23
2026-09-23 is Lunar month 8, day 13 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Zi day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-09-23 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 13 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
| Solar term today | Autumn Equinox |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Repair the wall (修饰垣墙)
- Level roads (平治道涂)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Travel (出行)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue (月德), Hour's Virtue (时德), Yang Virtue (阳德), People's Day (民日), Jade Palace (玉宇), Kitchen God (司命), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Death God (死神), Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Four Taboos (四忌), Nine Tigers (九虎), Departure and Loss (往亡)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Jia Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South 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.
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) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-09-23 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 13 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?
2026-09-23 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