Chinese Almanac for 2026-12-22
2026-12-22 is Lunar month 11, day 14 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Geng Wu day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-12-22 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 14 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Wu (Horse) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
| Solar term today | Winter Solstice |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Demolish a house (破屋)
- Demolish a wall (坏垣)
- Treat illness (治病)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Five Riches (五富), Six Rites (六仪), Continuing Generations (续世), Untying Spirit (解神), Kitchen God (司命), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Breaker (月破), Great Depletion (大耗), Disaster Star (灾煞), Heaven's Fire (天火), Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Five Voids (五虚), Blood Taboo (血忌)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rat (Jia Zi day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Geng (Yang Metal) day: traditionally, looms are not set up, as it is said the work will come to nothing.
Wu (Horse) day: traditionally, roofs are not thatched, as it is said the owner's fortune will change.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | South |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-12-22 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 14 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?
2026-12-22 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