Travel
Yi names Travel (出行). This statement applies only to those named activities, not every task in travel.
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.
2026-12-01 · Tue
Lunar year 2026, month 10, day 23 · Ji You Rooster day
Month 10, day 23
Ji You Rooster
Horse
Bing Wu Horse
Rabbit
East
The source lists in Yi: Open business (开市); Receive wealth or payment (纳财); Travel (出行); Ancestral or ritual offerings (祭祀); Pray for blessings (祈福); Pray for children (求嗣); Ritual restraint (斋醮); Exchange betrothal names (问名); Begin study (入学); Lay foundations (起基); Set foundation stones (定磉); Acquire property (置产); Open channels (开渠); Dig a well (掘井); Dismantle (拆卸); Planting (栽种); Acquire livestock (纳畜); Livestock care (牧养); Break ground (动土); Burial ground work (破土); Open a burial site (启钻). It lists in Ji: Relocation (移徙); Move into a home (入宅); Move household fire (出火); Encoffining rites (入殓); 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.
Listed in Yi
Moving
Ji lists Move into a home (入宅); Relocation (移徙). No broader permission for entering a new home or relocating follows.
Wedding
Yi names Exchange betrothal names (问名). This statement applies only to those named activities, not every task in wedding.
Business
Yi names Open business (开市); Receive wealth or payment (纳财); Acquire property (置产). This statement applies only to those named activities, not every task in business.
Renovation
Yi names Break ground (动土); Lay foundations (起基); Dismantle (拆卸). This statement applies only to those named activities, not every task in renovation.
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.
- Open business
- Receive wealth or payment
- Travel
- Ancestral or ritual offerings
- Pray for blessings
- Pray for children
- Ritual restraint
- Exchange betrothal names
- Begin study
- Lay foundations
- Set foundation stones
- Acquire property
- Open channels
- Dig a well
- Dismantle
- Planting
- Acquire livestock
- Livestock care
- Break ground
- Burial ground work
- Open a burial site
Source terms and meanings
- Open business · 开市Traditional activity: Open business. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Receive wealth or payment · 纳财Traditional activity: Receive wealth or payment. 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.
- 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.
- Exchange betrothal names · 问名The name-inquiry rite in traditional marriage customs, not a general agreement.
- Begin study · 入学Traditional activity: Begin study. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Lay foundations · 起基Traditional activity: Lay foundations. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Set foundation stones · 定磉Traditional activity: Set foundation stones. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Acquire property · 置产Traditional activity: Acquire property. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Open channels · 开渠Traditional activity: Open channels. 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.
- Dismantle · 拆卸Traditional activity: Dismantle. 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.
- 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.
- Break ground · 动土Traditional activity: Break ground. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Burial ground work · 破土Traditional activity: Burial ground work. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Open a burial site · 启钻Traditional activity: Open a burial site. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
Clash explanation (Chong / 冲)
The clash animal is Rabbit. In traditional almanac reading, people whose zodiac is Rabbit 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)
East 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
Bing Wu Horse
Ji You Rooster
Earth
Horse
Nearby dates and month starts
Nearby dates and month starts
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. |