Chinese almanac (Huangli), 7 January 2026

Wednesday · Orthodox Christmas

Lunar date

农历乙巳年十一月十九

乙巳 (Yisi) · Year of the Snake · 己丑辛巳

Nayin White Wax Gold

Solar term

Minor Cold

Pentad · yàn běi xiāng

Next solar term · Major Cold 2026-01-20

Auspicious

Weddings · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings · Praying for blessings · Praying for children · Breaking ground · Visiting family and friends · Laying foundations · Building a granary · Acquiring livestock · Raising livestock · Building a privy · Adding to the household (adoption, hiring)

Avoid

Digging wells · Burial · Planting · Travel · Building a stove · Opening for business · Moving into a new home · Installing doors

Clash: Pig · Sha direction east
Day god: Jade Hall · Yellow Path (auspicious)
Day officer: Stable
Lunar mansion: Chariot · auspicious
Nine star: 九紫火
Fetus god: 厨灶床外正西
Directions: Joy southwest · Wealth east · Fortune southwest
Peng Zu's taboos: 辛不合酱主人不尝巳不远行财物伏藏

Auspicious stars

tiān ēn · yuè ēn · sān hé · shí yīn · liù yí · Jade Hall

Inauspicious stars

yàn duì · zhāo yáo · sǐ qì · jiǔ kǎn · jiǔ jiāo · chóng rì

Hours of the day

00:00–00:59	戊子	White Tiger	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Trading
01:00–02:59	己丑	Jade Hall	Weddings · Travel · Trading · Opening for business
03:00–04:59	庚寅	Heavenly Prison	Weddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
05:00–06:59	辛卯	Black Tortoise	Weddings · Moving house · Opening for business · Burial
07:00–08:59	壬辰	Controller of Fate	Building and repairs · Building a stove
09:00–10:59	癸巳	Hooked Array	Weddings · Moving into a new home · Burial · Thanksgiving to the gods
11:00–12:59	甲午	Azure Dragon	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
13:00–14:59	乙未	Bright Hall	Weddings · Travel · Moving house · Moving into a new home
15:00–16:59	丙申	Heavenly Punishment	Weddings · Praying for blessings · Burial · Sacrifices and ancestor offerings
17:00–18:59	丁酉	Vermilion Bird	Weddings · Trading · Opening for business · Praying for blessings
19:00–20:59	戊戌	Golden Coffer	Weddings · Opening for business · Burial
21:00–22:59	己亥	Heavenly Virtue
23:00–23:59	庚子	Golden Coffer

The almanac (huangli) is a Chinese folk tradition. Its rules come from historical texts such as the Xieji Bianfang Shu (1739); it is shown here as cultural heritage, not as a prediction or advice.

This day in other calendars

Gregorian calendar: 7 January 2026
Julian calendar: 25 December 2025 (Julian)
Chinese calendar (Nongli): Yisi year (Snake), month 11, day 19
Korean calendar (Dangi): Dangi 4358, month 11, day 19
Tibetan calendar (Phugpa): Rabjung 17, Wood Snake year, month 11, day 19
Hebrew calendar: 18 Tevet 5786 AM
Islamic calendar (Umm al-Qura): 18 Rajab 1447 AH
Solar Hijri calendar (Persian): 17 Dey 1404 SH
Ethiopian calendar: 29 Tahsas 2018 EC
Coptic calendar: 29 Koiak 1742 AM
Indian national calendar (Saka): 17 Pausha 1947 Saka
Japanese era calendar: Reiwa 8, January 7
Thai solar calendar (Buddhist Era): 7 January BE 2569
Minguo calendar: 7 January, Minguo 115
Maya calendars: 13.0.13.4.5 11 Chikchan 3 Muwan
Aztec calendars: 11 Coatl (serpent), 17 Huei Tozoztli
Ancient Egyptian civil calendar: 26 Pachons, Shemu (harvest), year 2774 of Nabonassar
Roman calendar: a.d. VIII Kal. Ian., 2778 AUC