Chinese Almanac for 2026-12-05
2026-12-05 is Lunar month 10, day 27 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Chou day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-12-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 10, day 27 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Hai (Pig) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Set up a loom (经络)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Guarding Day (守日), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Jade Palace (玉宇), Jade Hall (玉堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Nine Voids (九空), Great Havoc (大煞), Return Taboo (归忌), Eight Specialization (八专), Water Dragon Contact (触水龙), Resolved Wrongs (了戾), Yin Error (阴错)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Ding Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
Chou (Ox) day: traditionally, a capping ceremony is not held, as it is said the honoree will not return home.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-12-05 corresponds to Lunar month 10, day 27 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?
2026-12-05 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