Chinese Almanac for 2026-10-14
2026-10-14 is Lunar month 9, day 5 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin You day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-10-14 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 9, day 5 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Break ground (动土)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Exhume for reburial (启钻)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Trim nails (整手足甲)
- Repair a wall (补垣)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Plant (栽种)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Official's Day (官日), Removing Spirit (除神), Precious Light (宝光), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Harm (月害), Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Blood Branch (血支), Five Separations (五离)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Yi Mao 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.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-10-14 corresponds to Lunar month 9, day 5 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?
2026-10-14 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