Chinese Almanac for 2026-12-31
2026-12-31 is Lunar month 11, day 23 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Mao day in the Bing Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2026-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 23 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Level roads (平治道涂)
- Renovate a grave (修坟)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), People's Day (民日), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Five Harmony (五合), Jade Hall (玉堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Death God (死神), Month Punishment (月刑), Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Heaven's Thief (天贼)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Gui You day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2026-12-31 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 23 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?
2026-12-31 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