Chinese almanac for February 2026
Solar terms this month: Start of Spring (Li Chun, 立春), 4 February at 04:02; Rain Water (Yu Shui, 雨水), 18 February at 23:51 (Malaysia time).
Sun 1 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 14 · Fire Horse (Bing Wu, 丙午) · Initiate · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Catching pests (捕捉), Hunting (畋猎), Haircuts (理发), Trimming nails (整手足甲), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓) and more
Mon 2 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 15 · Fire Goat (Ding Wei, 丁未) · Destruction · black path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 3 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 16 · Earth Monkey (Wu Shen, 戊申) · Danger · yellow path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Opening the storehouse (开仓), Sending out goods (出货财), Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券) and more
Wed 4 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 17 · Earth Rooster (Ji You, 己酉) · Danger · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Moving the altar out before works (出火), Travel (出行) and more
Thu 5 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 18 · Metal Dog (Geng Xu, 庚戌) · Success · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Making nets (结网), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Moving a coffin (移柩), Burials (安葬) and more
Fri 6 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 19 · Metal Pig (Xin Hai, 辛亥) · Receive · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Moving house (移徙), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Cleansing and clearing out (解除) and more
Sat 7 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 20 · Water Rat (Ren Zi, 壬子) · Open · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Sun 8 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 21 · Water Ox (Gui Chou, 癸丑) · Close · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Hanging the bridal curtains (合帐), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Setting up a loom (经络), Felling trees (伐木), Making beams (作梁) and more
Mon 9 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 22 · Wood Tiger (Jia Yin, 甲寅) · Establish · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣), Felling trees (伐木), Making beams (作梁), Receiving money (纳财), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券)
Tue 10 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 23 · Wood Rabbit (Yi Mao, 乙卯) · Remove · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行) and more
Wed 11 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 24 · Fire Dragon (Bing Chen, 丙辰) · Full · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Travel (出行), Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Raising the roof beam (上梁) and more
Thu 12 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 25 · Fire Snake (Ding Si, 丁巳) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Fri 13 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 26 · Earth Horse (Wu Wu, 戊午) · Stable · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Making carts and tools (造车器), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣) and more
Sat 14 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 27 · Earth Goat (Ji Wei, 己未) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Breaking ground (动土), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Weddings (嫁娶), Moving a coffin (移柩), Burials (安葬), Breaking ground for a grave (破土)
Sun 15 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 28 · Metal Monkey (Geng Shen, 庚申) · Destruction · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 16 Feb · 12th lunar month, day 29 · Metal Rooster (Xin You, 辛酉) · Danger · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Preparing one’s own grave (开生坟), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服) and more
Tue 17 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 1 · Water Dog (Ren Xu, 壬戌) · Success · yellow path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Sealing holes (塞穴), Making nets (结网), Breaking ground for a grave (破土), Thanking the earth after building (谢土), Burials (安葬) and more
Wed 18 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 2 · Water Pig (Gui Hai, 癸亥) · Receive · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Haircuts (理发), Building a stove (作灶), Making nets (结网), Planting (栽种)
Thu 19 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 3 · Wood Rat (Jia Zi, 甲子) · Open · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Travel (出行) and more
Fri 20 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 4 · Wood Ox (Yi Chou, 乙丑) · Close · yellow path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Buying livestock (纳畜), Placing the body in the coffin (入殓), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻) and more
Sat 21 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 5 · Fire Tiger (Bing Yin, 丙寅) · Establish · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Felling trees (伐木), Raising pillars (竖柱), Raising the roof beam (上梁), Trading (交易) and more
Sun 22 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 6 · Fire Rabbit (Ding Mao, 丁卯) · Remove · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Consecrating a statue (开光), Weddings (嫁娶), Travel (出行) and more
Mon 23 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 7 · Earth Dragon (Wu Chen, 戊辰) · Full · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Visiting family and friends (会亲友), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Setting up the bed (安床), Installing machinery (安机械), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福) and more
Tue 24 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 8 · Earth Snake (Ji Si, 己巳) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Building a stove (作灶), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 25 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 9 · Metal Horse (Geng Wu, 庚午) · Stable · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Buying property (置产)
Thu 26 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 10 · Metal Goat (Xin Wei, 辛未) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Travel (出行), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Fri 27 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 11 · Water Monkey (Ren Shen, 壬申) · Destruction · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Haircuts (理发), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Pulling down a house (破屋) and more
Sat 28 Feb · 1st lunar month, day 12 · Water Rooster (Gui You, 癸酉) · Danger · black path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Setting up the home altar (安香), Moving the altar out before works (出火) and more
The good-for and avoid lists come from the open-source lunar calendar library (6tail), whose author built them from a popular Chinese calendar website’s data. Almanacs differ on these lists, and unlike the rest of this site they are not quoted from a classical text. How the rest is worked out
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