Chinese Almanac for 2026-10-06
2026-10-06 is Lunar month 8, day 26 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Chou day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-10-06 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 26 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Build a cart or tool (造车器)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Travel (出行)
- Open for business (开市)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- 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)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Set up a frame (架马)
- File a lawsuit (词讼)
- Dig a canal (开渠)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Mother's Granary (母仓), Month's Grace (月恩), Four Images (四相), Triple Harmony (三合), Hour's Yin (时阴), Golden Hall (金堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Dead Energy (死气), Eight Specialization (八专), Water Dragon Contact (触水龙), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Ding Wei 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.
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) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-10-06 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 26 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?
2026-10-06 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