Chinese Almanac for 2026-09-24
2026-09-24 is Lunar month 8, day 14 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Chou day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-09-24 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 14 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Build a warehouse (造仓)
- Build a latrine (开厕)
- Plant (栽种)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Dig a canal (开渠)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Triple Harmony (三合), Hour's Yin (时阴), Golden Hall (金堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Dead Energy (死气), Five Graves (五墓), Repeat Day (复日), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Yi Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
Chou (Ox) day: traditionally, a capping ceremony is not held, as it is said the honoree will not return home.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-09-24 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 14 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?
2026-09-24 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