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Daily Almanac Friday, December 18, 2026 — Bing Yin (丙寅)

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

Day Pillar
丙寅 · Bing Yin
Month pillar
Geng Zi (庚子)
Year stem-branch
Bing Wu (丙午)
Day officer
Full
Ecliptic star
White Tiger
Lunar date
11/10
Chinese Zodiac
Tiger

Auspicious for

  • presenting betrothal gifts
  • sealing the engagement
  • opening a business
  • trading
  • signing contracts
  • traveling
  • gathering with relatives and friends
  • installing machinery
  • raising pillars
  • raising the roof beam
  • grading roads and paths
  • felling trees
  • demolition
  • roofing a house
  • laying the foundation
  • setting up the marital bed
  • hanging doors
  • cleansing rituals
  • burial
  • reopening the burial vault
  • removing mourning attire
  • donning mourning attire
  • repairing a tomb
  • erecting a tombstone
  • moving the coffin
  • encoffining

Avoid

  • getting married
  • breaking ground
  • breaking ground for a burial
  • praying for blessings
  • moving the hearth fire
  • moving into a new home

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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