Chinese Almanac for 2026-12-21
2026-12-21 is Lunar month 11, day 13 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Si day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-12-21 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 13 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Si (Snake) |
| 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)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Drill pillar mortises (开柱眼)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Hunt (畋猎)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build a grave in advance while living (开生坟)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Hold a funeral procession (行丧)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Five Riches (五富), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Benefiting Descendants (益后)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Robbery Star (劫煞), Minor Depletion (小耗), Double Day (重日), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Gui Hai day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ji (Yin Earth) day: traditionally, contracts are not torn up, as it is said both parties will suffer loss.
Si (Snake) day: traditionally, long journeys are avoided, as it is said belongings will be lost or hidden.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-12-21 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 13 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?
2026-12-21 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