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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.

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2026-01-28 · Wed

Lunar year 2025, month 12, day 10 · Ren Yin Tiger day

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Lunar date

Month 12, day 10

Day pillar

Ren Yin Tiger

Zodiac year

Snake

Year pillar

Yi Si Snake

Clash animal

Monkey

Caution direction

North

How to read this day

The source lists in Yi: Marriage (嫁娶); Consecrate or open light (开光); Remove constraints (解除); Move household fire (出火); Dismantle (拆卸); Renovate or build (修造); Receive people into the household (进人口); Move into a home (入宅); Relocation (移徙); Set or move a bed (安床); Planting (栽种); Encoffining rites (入殓); Repair a tomb (修坟); Break ground (动土); End mourning garments (除服); Begin mourning garments (成服). It lists in Ji: Set up a stove (作灶); Burial (安葬); Ancestral or ritual offerings (祭祀); Open business (开市); Betrothal gifts (纳采); Make an agreement (订盟); Acquire livestock (纳畜); Thank the earth (谢土); Travel (出行); Visit the sick (探病). 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.

Common plan check

How this date reads for common plans

Match traditional terms to the actual plan. The day record still matters more than any single label.

Travel

Caution

Ji lists Travel (出行). No broader permission for journeys or boat travel follows.

Moving

Listed in Yi

Yi names Move into a home (入宅); Relocation (移徙). This statement applies only to those named activities, not every task in moving.

Wedding

Caution

Ji lists Betrothal gifts (纳采); Make an agreement (订盟). Yi separately lists Marriage (嫁娶); retain both entries without cancelling the restriction. No broader permission for marriage or named betrothal rites follows.

Business

Caution

Ji lists Open business (开市). No broader permission for business openings, hiring, cash movement, property, or commercial decisions follows.

Renovation

Listed in Yi

Yi names Renovate or build (修造); Break ground (动土); Dismantle (拆卸). This statement applies only to those named activities, not every task in renovation.

Written contracts

Not listed

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.

  • Marriage
  • Consecrate or open light
  • Remove constraints
  • Move household fire
  • Dismantle
  • Renovate or build
  • Receive people into the household
  • Move into a home
  • Relocation
  • Set or move a bed
  • Planting
  • Encoffining rites
  • Repair a tomb
  • Break ground
  • End mourning garments
  • Begin mourning garments
Source terms and meanings
  • Marriage · 嫁娶Traditional activity: Marriage. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Consecrate or open light · 开光Traditional activity: Consecrate or open light. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Remove constraints · 解除Release or removal: traditionally connected with clearing constraints, easing a burden, or removing an obstacle.
  • Move household fire · 出火Traditional activity: Move household fire. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Dismantle · 拆卸Traditional activity: Dismantle. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Renovate or build · 修造Traditional activity: Renovate or build. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • 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.
  • Move into a home · 入宅Entering and taking up residence in a new home, separate from sealing holes or cleaning.
  • Relocation · 移徙Relocating residence, not general rearrangement of a room.
  • Set or move a bed · 安床Traditional activity: Set or move a bed. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Planting · 栽种Traditional activity: Planting. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Encoffining rites · 入殓Traditional activity: Encoffining rites. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Repair a tomb · 修坟Traditional activity: Repair a tomb. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Break ground · 动土Traditional activity: Break ground. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • End mourning garments · 除服Traditional activity: End mourning garments. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Begin mourning garments · 成服Traditional activity: Begin mourning garments. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.

Ji — activities advised against

The source lists these specific traditional activities in Ji, its advised-against column.

  • Set up a stove
  • Burial
  • Ancestral or ritual offerings
  • Open business
  • Betrothal gifts
  • Make an agreement
  • Acquire livestock
  • Thank the earth
  • Travel
  • Visit the sick
Source terms and meanings
  • Set up a stove · 作灶Traditional activity: Set up a stove. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Burial · 安葬Traditional activity: Burial. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Ancestral or ritual offerings · 祭祀Ritual offerings to ancestors or deities. This is not a general instruction for quiet reflection.
  • Open business · 开市Traditional activity: Open business. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • 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.
  • Acquire livestock · 纳畜Traditional activity: Acquire livestock. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Thank the earth · 谢土Traditional activity: Thank the earth. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Travel · 出行Traditional activity: Travel. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
  • Visit the sick · 探病Traditional activity: Visit the sick. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.

Clash explanation (Chong / 冲)

The clash animal is Monkey. In traditional almanac reading, people whose zodiac is Monkey 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)

North 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

Year pillar

Yi Si Snake

Day pillar

Ren Yin Tiger

Day element

Water

Lunar zodiac

Snake

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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.

Huang Li Reading

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 recordLunar date, weekday, day pillar, zodiac year, solar term, Yi/Ji, Chong, and Sha.
Activity contextThe same almanac term changes weight across marriage, travel, business, repair, signing, and daily errands.
Personal contextOptional birth-based reflections are shown separately; they do not change the public Yi/Ji record.
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