Chinese almanac for September 2026
Solar terms this month: White Dew (Bai Lu, 白露), 7 September at 22:41; Autumn Equinox (Qiu Fen, 秋分), 23 September at 08:05 (Malaysia time).
Tue 1 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 20 · Earth Tiger (Wu Yin, 戊寅) · Destruction · black path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Ritual bathing (沐浴), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 2 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 21 · Earth Rabbit (Ji Mao, 己卯) · Danger · black path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), 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
Thu 3 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 22 · Metal Dragon (Geng Chen, 庚辰) · Success · yellow path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Offerings for wandering spirits (普渡), Moving house (移徙) and more
Fri 4 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 23 · Metal Snake (Xin Si, 辛巳) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Building a stove (作灶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Cutting cloth for clothes (裁衣) and more
Sat 5 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 24 · Water Horse (Ren Wu, 壬午) · Open · black path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Offerings for wandering spirits (普渡) and more
Sun 6 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 25 · Water Goat (Gui Wei, 癸未) · Close · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings for wandering spirits (普渡), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Praying for blessings (祈福), Mending walls (补垣), Sealing holes (塞穴) and more
Mon 7 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 26 · Wood Monkey (Jia Shen, 甲申) · Close · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Travel (出行), Felling trees (伐木), Demolition (拆卸), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Tue 8 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 27 · Wood Rooster (Yi You, 乙酉) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 9 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 28 · Fire Dog (Bing Xu, 丙戌) · Remove · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Making holy images (塑绘), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行), Cleansing and clearing out (解除) and more
Thu 10 Sep · 7th lunar month, day 29 · Fire Pig (Ding Hai, 丁亥) · Full · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Hanging a signboard (挂匾), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行) and more
Fri 11 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 1 · Earth Rat (Wu Zi, 戊子) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sat 12 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 2 · Earth Ox (Ji Chou, 己丑) · Stable · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
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
Sun 13 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 3 · Metal Tiger (Geng Yin, 庚寅) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 14 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 4 · Metal Rabbit (Xin Mao, 辛卯) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Medical treatment (治病), Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Tue 15 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 5 · Water Dragon (Ren Chen, 壬辰) · Danger · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Consecrating a statue (开光), Travel (出行) and more
Wed 16 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 6 · Water Snake (Gui Si, 癸巳) · Success · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Receiving money (纳财), Hanging a signboard (挂匾), Planting (栽种) and more
Thu 17 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 7 · Wood Horse (Jia Wu, 甲午) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Haircuts (理发), Taking in new household members (进人口), Building a stove (作灶), Moving a coffin (移柩) and more
Fri 18 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 8 · Wood Goat (Yi Wei, 乙未) · Open · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Repairing a grave (修坟), Taking off mourning clothes (除服), Putting on mourning clothes (成服), Opening a grave for reburial (启钻), Moving a coffin (移柩) and more
Sat 19 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 9 · Fire Monkey (Bing Shen, 丙申) · Close · black path · clashes Tiger (虎)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Installing machinery (安机械), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Buying livestock (纳畜), Raising livestock (牧养) and more
Sun 20 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 10 · Fire Rooster (Ding You, 丁酉) · Establish · yellow path · clashes Rabbit (兔)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Travel (出行), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Cleaning the house (扫舍), Burials (安葬), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Mon 21 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 11 · Earth Dog (Wu Xu, 戊戌) · Remove · black path · clashes Dragon (龙)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Travel (出行), Building and repairs (修造) and more
Tue 22 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 12 · Earth Pig (Ji Hai, 己亥) · Full · black path · clashes Snake (蛇)
Good for: Sending betrothal gifts (纳采), Making pledges and agreements (订盟), Opening a business (开市), Trading (交易), Signing contracts (立券), Hanging a signboard (挂匾) and more
Wed 23 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 13 · Metal Rat (Geng Zi, 庚子) · Balance · yellow path · clashes Horse (马)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Ritual bathing (沐浴), Plastering walls (修饰垣墙), Levelling roads (平治道涂), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Thu 24 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 14 · Metal Ox (Xin Chou, 辛丑) · Stable · black path · clashes Goat (羊)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Praying for blessings (祈福), Praying for children (求嗣), Taoist fasting rites (斋醮), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土) and more
Fri 25 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 15 · Water Tiger (Ren Yin, 壬寅) · Initiate · yellow path · clashes Monkey (猴)
Good for: Consecrating a statue (开光), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Demolition (拆卸), Building and repairs (修造), Breaking ground (动土), Raising pillars (竖柱) and more
Sat 26 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 16 · Water Rabbit (Gui Mao, 癸卯) · Destruction · yellow path · clashes Rooster (鸡)
Good for: Pulling down a house (破屋), Knocking down walls (坏垣), Seeing a doctor (求医), Medical treatment (治病), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Sun 27 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 17 · Wood Dragon (Jia Chen, 甲辰) · Danger · black path · clashes Dog (狗)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), 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
Mon 28 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 18 · Wood Snake (Yi Si, 乙巳) · Success · black path · clashes Pig (猪)
Good for: Weddings (嫁娶), 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
Tue 29 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 19 · Fire Horse (Bing Wu, 丙午) · Receive · yellow path · clashes Rat (鼠)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Coming-of-age rites (冠笄), Catching pests (捕捉), Nothing else (馀事勿取)
Wed 30 Sep · 8th lunar month, day 20 · Fire Goat (Ding Wei, 丁未) · Open · yellow path · clashes Ox (牛)
Good for: Offerings and worship (祭祀), Cleansing and clearing out (解除), Making nets (结网), Hunting (畋猎), Fishing (取渔), Visiting family and friends (会亲友) 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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