Chinese Almanac for 2026-12-04
2026-12-04 is Lunar month 10, day 26 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ren Zi day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-12-04 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 10, day 26 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Hai (Pig) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Build a cart or tool (造车器)
- Travel (出行)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Carve (雕刻)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Close the roof ridge (合脊)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Return home (归岫)
- Install a door (安门)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Plant (栽种)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Build a temple (造庙)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Dig a canal (开渠)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Official's Day (官日), Heavenly Horse (天马), Auspicious Period (吉期), Essential Peace (要安), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Four Taboos (四忌), Six Snakes (六蛇), Repeat Day (复日), White Tiger (白虎), Thin Year (岁薄)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Bing Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ren (Yang Water) day: traditionally, water is not released, as it is said it will be hard to contain.
Zi (Rat) day: traditionally, diviners are not consulted, as it is said doing so brings calamity on oneself.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | East |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-12-04 corresponds to Lunar month 10, day 26 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?
2026-12-04 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