Chinese Almanac for 2026-10-25
2026-10-25 is Lunar month 9, day 16 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ren Shen day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-10-25 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 9, day 16 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Shen (Monkey) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Travel (出行)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Seek medical treatment (求医)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Break ground (动土)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Start school (入学)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Open a warehouse (开仓)
- Sell goods (出货财)
- Acquire property (置产)
- Plant (栽种)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Build a grave in advance while living (开生坟)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
- Erect a tombstone (立碑)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Install a door (安门)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month Void (月空), Four Images (四相), King's Day (王日), Post Horse (驿马), Heaven's Empress (天后), Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气), Six Rites (六仪), Golden Hall (金堂), Removing Spirit (除神), Golden Chest (金匮), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Five Separations (五离)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Tiger (Bing Yin day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ren (Yang Water) day: traditionally, water is not released, as it is said it will be hard to contain.
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) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | East |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-10-25 corresponds to Lunar month 9, day 16 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?
2026-10-25 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