Chinese Almanac for 2026-10-16
2026-10-16 is Lunar month 9, day 7 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Hai day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-10-16 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 9, day 7 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Travel (出行)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Close the roof ridge (合脊)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- File a lawsuit (词讼)
- Build a bridge (造桥)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Break ground (动土)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Four Images (四相), Minister's Day (相日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Five Riches (五富), Reverent Peace (敬安), Jade Hall (玉堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Robbery Star (劫煞), Five Voids (五虚), Earth Talisman (土符), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Ding Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-10-16 corresponds to Lunar month 9, day 7 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?
2026-10-16 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