Travel
No exact entry for journeys or boat travel is listed. This absence does not establish suitability.
2026 Chinese Almanac and Huang Li date guide
Choose a 2026 date and read its Huang Li record in plain language: lunar date, Yi, Ji, Chong, Sha, pillars, solar terms when present, and the practical context needed before turning a traditional date into a modern plan.
2026-01-25 · Sun
Lunar year 2025, month 12, day 7 · Ji Hai Pig day
Month 12, day 7
Ji Hai Pig
Snake
Yi Si Snake
Snake
West
The source lists in Yi: Betrothal gifts (纳采); Make an agreement (订盟); Ancestral or ritual offerings (祭祀); Pray for blessings (祈福); Pray for children (求嗣); Ritual restraint (斋醮); Bathing or cleansing (沐浴); Receive people into the household (进人口); Meet family or friends (会亲友); Begin study (入学); Treat illness (治病); Install milling equipment (安碓磑); Dig a well (掘井); Open a pond (开池); Acquire livestock (纳畜); Livestock care (牧养); Build animal pens (造畜稠). It lists in Ji: Marriage (嫁娶); Set up bed curtains (合帐); Move into a home (入宅); Funeral procession (行丧); Burial (安葬). Each entry names a specific traditional activity: ritual offerings are not general reflection, and sealing holes is not cleaning or moving into a home. Related activities are not interchangeable.
How this date reads for common plans
Match traditional terms to the actual plan. The day record still matters more than any single label.
Not listed
Moving
Ji lists Move into a home (入宅). No broader permission for entering a new home or relocating follows.
Wedding
Ji lists Marriage (嫁娶). Yi separately lists Betrothal gifts (纳采); Make an agreement (订盟); retain both entries without cancelling the restriction. No broader permission for marriage or named betrothal rites follows.
Business
No exact entry for business openings, hiring, cash movement, property, or commercial decisions is listed. This absence does not establish suitability.
Renovation
No exact entry for repair, construction, ground work, demolition, or structural home changes is listed. This absence does not establish suitability.
Written contracts
No exact entry for drawing up written contracts (立券) is listed. This absence does not establish suitability.
This summary groups common planning categories for the selected date. Only exact named entries are matched. Read both Yi and Ji and any limiting clause; this is not a recommendation for the whole category.
Yi — listed activities
The source lists these specific traditional activities in Yi. Each term keeps its own meaning; it does not permit related activities.
- Betrothal gifts
- Make an agreement
- Ancestral or ritual offerings
- Pray for blessings
- Pray for children
- Ritual restraint
- Bathing or cleansing
- Receive people into the household
- Meet family or friends
- Begin study
- Treat illness
- Install milling equipment
- Dig a well
- Open a pond
- Acquire livestock
- Livestock care
- Build animal pens
Source terms and meanings
- Betrothal gifts · 纳采The proposal-gift rite in traditional marriage customs, not generic signing.
- Make an agreement · 订盟A betrothal agreement, not a generic business-contract recommendation.
- Ancestral or ritual offerings · 祭祀Ritual offerings to ancestors or deities. This is not a general instruction for quiet reflection.
- Pray for blessings · 祈福Traditional activity: Pray for blessings. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Pray for children · 求嗣Traditional activity: Pray for children. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Ritual restraint · 斋醮Traditional activity: Ritual restraint. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Bathing or cleansing · 沐浴Bathing or cleansing: traditionally connected with washing, cleansing, and personal purification.
- Receive people into the household · 进人口Traditional activity: Receive people into the household. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Meet family or friends · 会亲友Traditional activity: Meet family or friends. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Begin study · 入学Traditional activity: Begin study. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Treat illness · 治病Treating illness: traditionally connected with medical care, recovery, and addressing sickness.
- Install milling equipment · 安碓磑Traditional activity: Install milling equipment. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Dig a well · 掘井Traditional activity: Dig a well. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Open a pond · 开池Traditional activity: Open a pond. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Acquire livestock · 纳畜Traditional activity: Acquire livestock. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Livestock care · 牧养Traditional activity: Livestock care. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Build animal pens · 造畜稠Traditional activity: Build animal pens. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
Clash explanation (Chong / 冲)
The clash animal is Snake. In traditional almanac reading, people whose zodiac is Snake may treat this as a reminder to slow down around high-stakes plans, formal commitments, or conflict-prone conversations. The cue is clearest when it leads to calmer timing and better preparation.
Caution direction (Sha / 煞)
West is the day's caution direction. Traditionally, Sha direction is handled with extra care for major starts, movement, renovation, or ceremonial activity. For everyday plans, it works as a planning note: confirm the setting, reduce avoidable pressure, and keep ordinary life moving with awareness.
More date details
Yi Si Snake
Ji Hai Pig
Earth
Snake
Nearby dates and month starts
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Selected traditional Huang Li rules are used for daily almanac references. Almanac editions can vary, so read this as a planning reference rather than a fixed promise.
Calendar data: lunar-javascript 1.7.7, compiled for 2026. This table does not include auspicious hours or day officers.
How to read a 2026 Chinese Almanac date
A Chinese almanac date brings together several records: Gregorian date, lunar date, day pillar, Yi and Ji actions, clash animal, caution direction, and seasonal markers when they appear. Read the whole record before turning it into a plan.
The date record is the base text. It identifies the lunar date, weekday, day pillar, zodiac year, solar term when present, and the original source terms listed under Yi and Ji. Without those fields, the page cannot explain why the day is being read in a particular way.
The activity gives the record scale. A wedding, a work opening, a home repair, a contract, a trip, and an ordinary errand do not carry the same weight. The almanac term has to be matched with the actual decision before the date can become practical.
| Date record | Lunar date, weekday, day pillar, zodiac year, solar term, Yi/Ji, Chong, and Sha. |
|---|---|
| Activity context | The same almanac term changes weight across marriage, travel, business, repair, signing, and daily errands. |
| Personal context | Optional birth-based reflections are shown separately; they do not change the public Yi/Ji record. |