Chinese Almanac for 2026-11-01
2026-11-01 is Lunar month 9, day 23 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Mao day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-11-01 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 9, day 23 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- 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)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Build a temple (造庙)
- Move house (移徙)
- Travel (出行)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Take in a son-in-law (纳婿)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Make a coffin (合寿木)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Six Harmony (六合), Sacred Heart (圣心), Five Harmony (五合)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Minor Depletion (小耗), Five Voids (五虚), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Gui You day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ji (Yin Earth) day: traditionally, contracts are not torn up, as it is said both parties will suffer loss.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-11-01 corresponds to Lunar month 9, day 23 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?
2026-11-01 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