Chinese Almanac for 2026-11-08
2026-11-08 is Lunar month 9, day 30 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Xu day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-11-08 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 9, day 30 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Hai (Pig) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Dig a pond (开池)
- Repair a wall (补垣)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Exhume for reburial (启钻)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Open for business (开市)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Benefiting Descendants (益后), Golden Chest (金匮)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Havoc (月煞), Month Emptiness (月虚), Blood Branch (血支), Five Voids (五虚)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Geng Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-11-08 corresponds to Lunar month 9, day 30 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?
2026-11-08 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