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2026-04-05 · Sun

Lunar year 2026, month 2, day 18 · Ji You Rooster day

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Lunar date

Month 2, day 18

Day pillar

Ji You Rooster

Zodiac year

Horse

Year pillar

Bing Wu Horse

Clash animal

Rabbit

Caution direction

East

Solar term

Clear and Bright solar term

How to read this day

2026-04-05 is Lunar year 2026, month 2, day 18, carried by a Ji You Rooster day pillar and a Earth day element. Read the favorable list as the day's supported activity lane, especially around quiet reflection, restraint, or symbolic reset. Read the caution list as a slower lane around repairs, renovation, or structural decisions. The Rabbit clash and East Sha direction add traditional context for who or what may need a more deliberate approach.

Modern use scan

Is this date useful for common plans?

These are plain-English scans of the selected day's Favorable actions, Caution actions, Clash animal, and Caution direction.

Travel

Check details

No direct Favorable or Caution action match for trips, errands, commuting shifts, or movement-heavy plans. Check the detailed terms, Rabbit clash, and East caution direction before treating it as a clear green light.

Moving

Supported

Home setup, cleaning, or living-space routines appear in Favorable actions. This supports moving home, rearranging space, or setting up a living routine, while the Rabbit clash and East caution direction still deserve a quick check.

Wedding

Check details

No direct Favorable or Caution action match for marriage plans, formal relationship steps, or family-facing commitments. Check the detailed terms, Rabbit clash, and East caution direction before treating it as a clear green light.

Business

Use care

Business, contracts, money movement, or commitments appear in Caution actions. For business openings, hiring, cash movement, property, or commercial decisions, keep plans reversible and check the clash animal and caution direction.

Renovation

Use care

Repairs, renovation, or structural decisions appear in Caution actions. For repair, construction, ground work, demolition, or structural home changes, keep plans reversible and check the clash animal and caution direction.

Signing

Use care

Business, contracts, money movement, or commitments appear in Caution actions. For contracts, agreements, negotiation, or formal promises, keep plans reversible and check the clash animal and caution direction.

This scan summarizes common planning categories for the selected date. Always read it together with the detailed Favorable and Caution lists.

Favorable actions

The selected almanac source marks these activities as better supported for this date.

  • Ancestral or ritual offerings
  • Pray for blessings
  • Pray for children
  • Consecrate or open light
  • Remove constraints
  • Move household fire
  • Dismantle
  • Move into a home
  • Set or move a bed
  • Renovate or build
  • Install doors
  • Acquire livestock
  • Open a burial site
  • Burial
Source terms and meanings
  • Ancestral or ritual offerings · 祭祀Ritual or devotional activity: traditionally read as better aligned with honoring, prayer, or ceremonial attention.
  • Pray for blessings · 祈福Ritual or devotional activity: traditionally read as better aligned with honoring, prayer, or ceremonial attention.
  • Pray for children · 求嗣Ritual or devotional activity: traditionally read as better aligned with honoring, prayer, or ceremonial attention.
  • Consecrate or open light · 开光Ritual or devotional activity: traditionally read as better aligned with honoring, prayer, or ceremonial attention.
  • Remove constraints · 解除Personal care or treatment: traditionally read around cleansing, body care, medical attention, or release work.
  • Move household fire · 出火A traditional Huang Li item preserved from the selected record; MingSez keeps the source term visible when a narrower meaning is not yet validated.
  • Dismantle · 拆卸Construction or repair timing: traditionally used for physical structures, ground work, or major household setup.
  • Move into a home · 入宅Household timing: traditionally connected with settling, arranging, cleaning, or adjusting the living space.
  • Set or move a bed · 安床Household timing: traditionally connected with settling, arranging, cleaning, or adjusting the living space.
  • Renovate or build · 修造Construction or repair timing: traditionally used for physical structures, ground work, or major household setup.
  • Install doors · 安门Household timing: traditionally connected with settling, arranging, cleaning, or adjusting the living space.
  • Acquire livestock · 纳畜Land, harvest, or livestock activity: traditionally tied to cultivation, animals, water, or resource handling.
  • Open a burial site · 启钻Ancestral or funerary rite: a traditional ritual category, not a general everyday recommendation.
  • Burial · 安葬Ancestral or funerary rite: a traditional ritual category, not a general everyday recommendation.

Caution actions

The selected almanac source marks these activities for restraint or extra care.

  • Break ground
  • Burial ground work
  • Receive wealth or payment
  • Dig a well
  • Hang a plaque
  • Open business
  • Cut timber
  • Trade or exchange
Source terms and meanings
  • Break ground · 动土Construction or repair timing: traditionally used for physical structures, ground work, or major household setup.
  • Burial ground work · 破土Construction or repair timing: traditionally used for physical structures, ground work, or major household setup.
  • Receive wealth or payment · 纳财Exchange and commitment: traditionally related to business opening, contracts, hiring, property, or money movement.
  • Dig a well · 掘井Construction or repair timing: traditionally used for physical structures, ground work, or major household setup.
  • Hang a plaque · 挂匾A traditional Huang Li item preserved from the selected record; MingSez keeps the source term visible when a narrower meaning is not yet validated.
  • Open business · 开市Exchange and commitment: traditionally related to business opening, contracts, hiring, property, or money movement.
  • Cut timber · 伐木Construction or repair timing: traditionally used for physical structures, ground work, or major household setup.
  • Trade or exchange · 交易Exchange and commitment: traditionally related to business opening, contracts, hiring, property, or money movement.

Clash explanation (Chong / 冲)

The clash animal is Rabbit. In traditional almanac reading, people whose zodiac is Rabbit may use this as a reminder to slow down around high-stakes plans, formal commitments, or conflict-prone conversations. It is a symbolic caution cue, not a prediction of harm.

Caution direction (Sha / 煞)

East is the day's caution direction. Traditionally, Sha direction is treated as a direction to handle with extra care for major starts, movement, renovation, or ceremonial activity. For everyday use, read it as a planning note, not as a rule that ordinary life must stop.

More date details

Year pillar

Bing Wu Horse

Day pillar

Ji You Rooster

Day element

Earth

Lunar zodiac

Horse

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