Chinese Almanac for Dec 26, 2026 | Lunar 11th lunar month, day 18, Do's & Don'ts, Lucky Hours

Dec 26 Saturday — overall: Fair

Lunar date	11th lunar month, day 18 (Year of the Horse)
Stem-Branch	Year Bing-Wu 丙午 · Month Geng-Zi 庚子 · Day Jia-Xu 甲戌
Solar term	Next solar term: Minor Cold (1/5)
Twelve day officers	Open: A day of opening — things flow smoothly; good for new beginnings.
Yellow / Black Path	Heavenly Punishment (Black Path)
Clash & Sha	Clashes with Dragon (庚辰); Sha direction: North
Joy God / Wealth God	Joy God Northeast, Wealth God Southeast
Auspicious factors	None
Unfavorable factors	Three Ladies Curse

Do & Avoid

Do: Nothing especially recommended

Avoid: Nothing especially unfavorable

By occasion

💍 Wedding: Fair（A "black path" day (Heavenly Punishment) — traditionally less suited to big matters.）
💐 Engagement: Fair（A "black path" day (Heavenly Punishment) — traditionally less suited to big matters.）
🛏️ Setting up the bed: Fair（A "black path" day (Heavenly Punishment) — traditionally less suited to big matters.）
🏠 Moving house: Fair（A "black path" day (Heavenly Punishment) — traditionally less suited to big matters.）
🎉 Business opening: Fair（A "black path" day (Heavenly Punishment) — traditionally less suited to big matters.）
✍️ Signing & deals: Fair（A "black path" day (Heavenly Punishment) — traditionally less suited to big matters.）
🔨 Renovation & groundbreaking: Fair（A "black path" day (Heavenly Punishment) — traditionally less suited to big matters.）
✈️ Long-distance travel: Fair（A "black path" day (Heavenly Punishment) — traditionally less suited to big matters.）
🚗 Picking up a car: Fair（A "black path" day (Heavenly Punishment) — traditionally less suited to big matters.）

Auspicious hours

Si 巳 (09:00–10:59), Shen 申 (15:00–16:59), You 酉 (17:00–18:59)

Pengzu's taboos

Jia: don't open the granary — wealth drains away.
Xu: don't eat dog — strange things haunt the bed.

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Chinese Almanac — Dec 26, 2026