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Chinese almanac / 2026

Tong shu 2026-11-04

Lunar dates, solar terms and traditional favorable and avoid entries, with mineral-pigment landscapes for the season.

Calendar day follows Beijing time (UTC+8)

Frost-edged red maple leaves and ochre mountain ridges.
Frost Descent · Mineral pigments

2026-11-04

Wednesday, 4 November 2026 · lunar 丙午 year, month 9, day 26 · day pillar 壬午

Zodiac by Lunar New Year: Horse

Frost Descent day 12 (since 10/23; next: Winter Begins 11/7)

The moon beside your dream ↓

Lunar date & day pillar

Wednesday, 4 November 2026 · lunar 丙午 year, month 9, day 26 · day pillar 壬午

Five phases · palette

Day stem 壬 is Water — take black: dark black, deep navy (five-phases color canon; modern color names are editorial transcriptions)

What to wear

one dark-black or navy accent: a hat or shoes

Favorable & avoid

Favorable: build carts and vessels, weddings, engagement; seal an alliance|Avoid: raise the roof beam, consecration rite, roof a house

Zodiac & clash

Zodiac: Horse (same by Lunar New Year and by Li Chun)|Day clash: Rat (丙子) · sha toward north

Season & everyday life

Frost Descent day 12 (since 10/23; next: Winter Begins 11/7)|First frost is a traditional seasonal image — observe your local morning weather|Water pairs with salty — a small bowl of seaweed soup, or a touch of fermented black beans (Hong Fan five flavors; ingredients are editorial examples)

Wealth & joy directions

Wealth: due south · Joy: due south

The moon beside your dream

Notice the moon as you note your dream. This is a sky observation, not a prediction about your sleep.

Waning crescent · 2026-11-04 · UTC

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Almanac entries from lunar-javascript 1.7.7 are excerpted / translated in original order, with up to three entries by default. English omits funeral-type entries; Chinese retains them. Complete source lists remain in the provider. Calendar timezone fixed at Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8). For everyday inspiration only — no outcome is guaranteed and no death is predicted.

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