Chinese Almanac for 2026-11-19
2026-11-19 is Lunar month 10, day 11 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding You day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-11-19 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 10, day 11 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Hai (Pig) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- 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)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Break ground (动土)
- Open for business (开市)
- Trade (交易)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Hang a plaque (挂匾)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Install a door (安门)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Build the stove (作灶)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气), Sacred Heart (圣心), Removing Spirit (除神), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Disaster Star (灾煞), Heaven's Fire (天火), Five Separations (五离), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Xin Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-11-19 corresponds to Lunar month 10, day 11 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?
2026-11-19 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