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Daily Almanac Friday, October 23, 2026 — Geng Wu (庚午)

The day pillar and the classical auspicious / avoid lists, computed deterministically from the soli-lunar calendar.

Day Pillar
庚午 · Geng Wu
Month pillar
Wu Xu (戊戌)
Year stem-branch
Bing Wu (丙午)
Day officer
Complete
Ecliptic star
Heavenly Punishment
Lunar date
9/14
Chinese Zodiac
Horse

Auspicious for

  • getting married
  • presenting betrothal gifts
  • sealing the engagement
  • opening a business
  • trading
  • signing contracts
  • hanging a signboard
  • holding worship
  • praying for blessings
  • consecrating objects
  • manufacturing vehicles
  • traveling
  • moving into a new home
  • relocating home
  • setting up the marital bed
  • hanging doors
  • demolition
  • renovation and construction
  • breaking ground
  • sowing and planting
  • burial
  • breaking ground for a burial
  • reopening the burial vault
  • removing mourning attire
  • donning mourning attire
  • encoffining
  • erecting a tombstone

Avoid

  • visiting the sick
  • buying livestock
  • felling trees
  • laying the foundation
  • making beams
  • roofing a house

The auspicious/avoid lists follow the classical almanac rule tables (the twelve day officers and the ecliptic stars), applied mechanically. For entertainment purposes only.

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