Chinese Almanac for 2026-10-01
2026-10-01 is Lunar month 8, day 21 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Shen day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-10-01 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 21 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Travel (出行)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Pardon (天赦), King's Day (王日), Heavenly Horse (天马), Five Riches (五富), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Sacred Heart (圣心), Removing Spirit (除神)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸), Blood Branch (血支), Five Separations (五离), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Tiger (Ren Yin day); traditionally best to avoid the South 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.
Shen (Monkey) day: traditionally, beds are not set up, as it is said spirits will enter the room.
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?
2026-10-01 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 21 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?
2026-10-01 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