Chinese Calendar: December 2026

Every day's favourable and unfavourable activities, Yellow or Black Path and festivals. Only the first few activities are listed; open a day to see them all with their basis.

16 Yellow Path days and 15 Black Path days this month.

Dec 1 TueMonth 10, Day 23, 2026 (丙午年十月廿三) · 己酉 Jǐ Yǒu · Open · Vermilion BirdBlack PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, Bathe, Haircut, Sweep the houseUnfavourable Meet relatives and friends, Trim nails, Seek medical treatment, Fell trees, Hunt, Fish
Dec 2 WedMonth 10, Day 24, 2026 (丙午年十月廿四) · 庚戌 Gēng Xū · Close · Golden CasketYellow PathFavourable Offer sacrificesUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 3 ThuMonth 10, Day 25, 2026 (丙午年十月廿五) · 辛亥 Xīn Hài · Establish · Precious LightYellow PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, BatheUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 4 FriMonth 10, Day 26, 2026 (丙午年十月廿六) · 壬子 Rén Zǐ · Remove · White TigerBlack PathFavourable Bathe, Sweep the houseUnfavourable Agree a marriage, Send betrothal gifts, Wedding, Dig channels, Break ground for a grave, Burial, and more
Dec 5 SatMonth 10, Day 27, 2026 (丙午年十月廿七) · 癸丑 Guǐ Chǒu · Full · Jade HallYellow PathFavourable Offer sacrificesUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 6 SunMonth 10, Day 28, 2026 (丙午年十月廿八) · 甲寅 Jiǎ Yín · Balance · Heavenly PrisonBlack PathFavourable Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, Travel, Take up a post, and moreUnfavourable Offer sacrifices, Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Agree a marriage, Send betrothal gifts, Wedding, and more
Dec 7 MonMonth 10, Day 29, 2026 (丙午年十月廿九) · 乙卯 Yǐ Mǎo · Balance · Jade HallYellow PathFavourable (none)Unfavourable Nothing is favourable
Dec 8 TueMonth 10, Day 30, 2026 (丙午年十月三十) · 丙辰 Bǐng Chén · Settle · Heavenly PrisonBlack PathFavourable Offer sacrificesUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 9 WedMonth 11, Day 1, 2026 (丙午年冬月初一) · 丁巳 Dīng Sì · Hold · Black TortoiseBlack PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, Trap and catchUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 10 ThuMonth 11, Day 2, 2026 (丙午年冬月初二) · 戊午 Wù Wǔ · Break · Arbiter of FateYellow PathFavourable (none)Unfavourable Nothing is favourable
Dec 11 FriMonth 11, Day 3, 2026 (丙午年冬月初三) · 己未 Jǐ Wèi · Danger · Gou ChenBlack PathFavourable Fell trees, HuntUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 12 SatMonth 11, Day 4, 2026 (丙午年冬月初四) · 庚申 Gēng Shēn · Success · Azure DragonYellow PathFavourable Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, Begin schooling, Travel, Take up a post, Attend to official duties, and moreUnfavourable Receive honours, Submit petitions, Agree a marriage, Send betrothal gifts, Wedding, Set up a bed, and more
Dec 13 SunMonth 11, Day 5, 2026 (丙午年冬月初五) · 辛酉 Xīn Yǒu · Receive · Bright HallYellow PathFavourable Bathe, Haircut, Trim nails, Sweep the houseUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 14 MonMonth 11, Day 6, 2026 (丙午年冬月初六) · 壬戌 Rén Xū · Open · Heavenly PunishmentBlack PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Meet relatives and friends, Begin schooling, Agree a marriage, and moreUnfavourable Receive honours, Submit petitions, Travel, Take up a post, Attend to official duties, Wedding, and more
Dec 15 TueMonth 11, Day 7, 2026 (丙午年冬月初七) · 癸亥 Guǐ Hài · Close · Vermilion BirdBlack PathFavourable BatheUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 16 WedMonth 11, Day 8, 2026 (丙午年冬月初八) · 甲子 Jiǎ Zǐ · Establish · Golden CasketYellow PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, BatheUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 17 ThuMonth 11, Day 9, 2026 (丙午年冬月初九) · 乙丑 Yǐ Chǒu · Remove · Precious LightYellow PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, Travel, and moreUnfavourable Coming-of-age rites, Plant
Dec 18 FriMonth 11, Day 10, 2026 (丙午年冬月初十) · 丙寅 Bǐng Yín · Full · White TigerBlack PathFavourable Receive honours, Submit petitions, Meet relatives and friends, Travel, Take in household members, Cleansing rites, and moreUnfavourable Offer sacrifices, Inherit titles, Take up a post, Attend to official duties, Agree a marriage, Send betrothal gifts, and more
Dec 19 SatMonth 11, Day 11, 2026 (丙午年冬月十一) · 丁卯 Dīng Mǎo · Balance · Jade HallYellow PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, Level roadsUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 20 SunMonth 11, Day 12, 2026 (丙午年冬月十二) · 戊辰 Wù Chén · Settle · Heavenly PrisonBlack PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, Pray for blessings, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Meet relatives and friends, Coming-of-age rites, and moreUnfavourable Take in household members, Cleansing rites, Haircut, Seek medical treatment, Cut cloth for clothes, Weaving, and more
Dec 21 MonMonth 11, Day 13, 2026 (丙午年冬月十三) · 己巳 Jǐ Sì · Hold · Black TortoiseBlack PathFavourable Offer sacrificesUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 22 TueMonth 11, Day 14, 2026 (丙午年冬月十四) · 庚午 Gēng Wǔ · Break · Arbiter of FateYellow PathFavourable (none)Unfavourable Nothing is favourable
Dec 23 WedMonth 11, Day 15, 2026 (丙午年冬月十五) · 辛未 Xīn Wèi · Danger · Gou ChenBlack PathFavourable Fell trees, HuntUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 24 ThuMonth 11, Day 16, 2026 (丙午年冬月十六) · 壬申 Rén Shēn · Success · Azure DragonYellow PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, and moreUnfavourable Set up a bed, Build embankments, Build and break ground, Repair storehouses, Cast metal, Prepare a delivery room, and more
Dec 25 FriMonth 11, Day 17, 2026 (丙午年冬月十七) · 癸酉 Guǐ Yǒu · Receive · Bright HallYellow PathFavourable Bathe, Haircut, Trim nails, Sweep the house, Trap and catch, HuntUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 26 SatMonth 11, Day 18, 2026 (丙午年冬月十八) · 甲戌 Jiǎ Xū · Open · Heavenly PunishmentBlack PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Meet relatives and friends, Begin schooling, Agree a marriage, and moreUnfavourable Receive honours, Submit petitions, Travel, Take up a post, Attend to official duties, Wedding, and more
Dec 27 SunMonth 11, Day 19, 2026 (丙午年冬月十九) · 乙亥 Yǐ Hài · Close · Vermilion BirdBlack PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, Bathe, Mend walls and fill holesUnfavourable Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, Meet relatives and friends, and more
Dec 28 MonMonth 11, Day 20, 2026 (丙午年冬月二十) · 丙子 Bǐng Zǐ · Establish · Golden CasketYellow PathFavourable (none)Unfavourable Nothing is favourable
Dec 29 TueMonth 11, Day 21, 2026 (丙午年冬月廿一) · 丁丑 Dīng Chǒu · Remove · Precious LightYellow PathFavourable Offer sacrifices, Pray for blessings, Pray for offspring, Receive honours, Submit petitions, Inherit titles, and moreUnfavourable Coming-of-age rites, Haircut, Trim nails, Hunt, Fish
Dec 30 WedMonth 11, Day 22, 2026 (丙午年冬月廿二) · 戊寅 Wù Yín · Full · White TigerBlack PathFavourable Receive honours, Submit petitions, Meet relatives and friends, Travel, Cleansing rites, Build and break ground, and moreUnfavourable Offer sacrifices, Inherit titles, Take up a post, Attend to official duties, Agree a marriage, Send betrothal gifts, and more
Dec 31 ThuMonth 11, Day 23, 2026 (丙午年冬月廿三) · 己卯 Jǐ Mǎo · Balance · Jade HallYellow PathFavourable (none)Unfavourable Nothing is favourable

Auspicious days in December 2026

Notes and sources

Lunar dates and solar terms are computed for Beijing time. The stem-branch year starts at Start of Spring and each month at its solar term, as in the BaZi chart; the lunar year and zodiac animal start at Chinese New Year.

The twelve day officers follow the Imperial Almanac (Xieji Bianfang Shu), chapter on the Twelve Day Officers: 正月建寅則寅日起建順行十二辰除危定執成開為吉建破平收滿閉為凶

The Yellow and Black Path spirits follow chapter 7 of the Imperial Almanac: counted from the month's Heavenly Ridge, Azure Dragon, Bright Hall, Golden Casket, Precious Light, Jade Hall and Arbiter of Fate are the Yellow Path; Heavenly Punishment, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Heavenly Prison, Black Tortoise and Gou Chen are the Black Path. Chapter 10 adds that the Yellow Path spirits follow the day's other good or bad spirits, so a Yellow Path day is not good for everything; the day's listed activities decide: 黄黒二道者黄道六黑道六共十有二以配十有二辰青龍明堂金匱寶光玉堂司命與吉神併則從所宜與凶神併則從所忌

Favourable and unfavourable activities follow the Imperial Almanac (Xieji Bianfang Shu): chapters 3–9 give each day's spirits, chapter 10 what each spirit favours or forbids and how good and bad spirits are weighed, and the activities are listed as the sixty of chapter 11. Spirits that vary by year and are absent from the book's monthly tables (such as the Long and Short Stars, monthly taboo days and Earth in Command) are also applied to the actual date.

The results have been checked page by page against 75 pages of the book's monthly tables (chapters 20–31). Where the tables disagree with the text, or with themselves, the text and the majority of pages are followed.

English names of the spirits and activities are this site's translations; the Chinese names are those of the book.

Other calendars: Islamic dates follow Saudi Arabia's official Umm al-Qura calendar, available from August 1924 to November 2077; Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and others announce dates by their own official moon sighting, which may differ by a day, so local announcements prevail. The Thai Buddhist Era is the Gregorian year plus 543 from 1941; before that the Thai year began on 1 April. Japanese era years count from the first day of each era, and future dates assume the current era.

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