Chinese Almanac for 2026-11-20
2026-11-20 is Lunar month 10, day 12 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Xu day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-11-20 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 10, day 12 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Hai (Pig) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Make bed curtains (合帐)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Acquire property (置产)
- Build a boat (造船)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Build the stove (作灶)
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), Extinct Yang (绝阳)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Ren Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Wu (Yang Earth) day: traditionally, land is not accepted, as it is said to be inauspicious for the landowner.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-11-20 corresponds to Lunar month 10, day 12 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?
2026-11-20 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