Chinese Almanac for 2026-11-02
2026-11-02 is Lunar month 9, day 24 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Chen day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-11-02 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 9, day 24 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Chen (Dragon) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Demolish a house (破屋)
- Demolish a wall (坏垣)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Marry (嫁娶)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Mother's Granary (母仓), Month's Grace (月恩), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Benefiting Descendants (益后), Untying Spirit (解神), Azure Dragon (青龙)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Breaker (月破), Great Depletion (大耗), Four Strikes (四击), Nine Voids (九空), Departure and Loss (往亡)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dog (Jia Xu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Geng (Yang Metal) day: traditionally, looms are not set up, as it is said the work will come to nothing.
Chen (Dragon) day: traditionally, weeping is avoided, as it is said to foretell a second death in the family.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-11-02 corresponds to Lunar month 9, day 24 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?
2026-11-02 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