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.
2026-12-27 · Sun
Lunar year 2026, month 11, day 19 · Yi Hai Pig day
Month 11, day 19
Yi Hai Pig
Horse
Bing Wu Horse
Snake
West
The source lists in Yi: Move into a home (入宅); Relocation (移徙); Travel (出行); Receive people into the household (进人口); Renovate or build (修造); Break ground (动土); Lay foundations (起基); Raise a beam (上梁); Install doors (安门); Build storage (造仓); Repair walls (补垣); Seal openings (塞穴); Build animal pens (造畜稠). It lists in Ji: Marriage (嫁娶); Open business (开市); Set or move a bed (安床); Planting (栽种); Burial (安葬); Pray for blessings (祈福); Consecrate or open light (开光); Dig a well (掘井). 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
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
Ji lists Marriage (嫁娶). No broader permission for marriage or named betrothal rites follows.
Business
Ji lists Open business (开市). No broader permission for business openings, hiring, cash movement, property, or commercial decisions follows.
Renovation
Yi names Renovate or build (修造); Break ground (动土); Lay foundations (起基); Raise a beam (上梁); Install doors (安门). 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.
- Move into a home
- Relocation
- Travel
- Receive people into the household
- Renovate or build
- Break ground
- Lay foundations
- Raise a beam
- Install doors
- Build storage
- Repair walls
- Seal openings
- Build animal pens
Source terms and meanings
- 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.
- Travel · 出行Traditional activity: Travel. 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.
- 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.
- Break ground · 动土Traditional activity: Break ground. 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.
- Raise a beam · 上梁Traditional activity: Raise a beam. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Install doors · 安门Traditional activity: Install doors. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Build storage · 造仓Traditional activity: Build storage. Its entry concerns this named activity only, not other activities in the same general category.
- Repair walls · 补垣Wall repair: traditionally connected with patching or repairing boundary walls.
- Seal openings · 塞穴Blocking or sealing holes or openings. This does not mean cleaning, home decoration or moving into a home.
- 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
Bing Wu Horse
Yi Hai Pig
Wood
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. |