Almanac

2026-10-17

Sat　·　二〇二六九月初八

Suitable

納采betrothal gifts
訂盟engagement
會親友meeting family and friends
沐浴ritual bathing
理髮a haircut
裁衣cutting cloth
冠笄coming-of-age rite
安床installing a bed
除服ending mourning dress
成服putting on mourning dress
啟鑽opening a grave for reburial
移柩moving a coffin
安葬burial
開生墳preparing a grave in advance

Unsuitable

開市opening for business
入宅moving into a home
出行travel
嫁娶marriage
修墳repairing a grave
祈福praying for blessings
動土breaking ground
安門fitting a door
謝土thanksgiving rite after building work
上樑raising the ridge beam

Sexagenary cycle: 丙午 · 戊戌 · 甲子
Year of the: Horse（馬）
Next solar term: Frost's Descent — 2026-10-23
Clash: Horse（沖(戊午)馬） · south（煞南） The day clashes with the zodiac sign below; the unlucky direction follows.
Auspicious hours: 23:00–01:0001:00–03:0005:00–07:0011:00–13:0015:00–17:0017:00–19:00

Folk custom, offered for reference. Different almanacs disagree on the details.