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February 16, 2026 Monday (Week 8)

(Snake Year) Lunar: 12th Month, 29th Day 除夕

Yisi Year, Gengyin Month, Xinyou Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Taoist Fasts and Offerings Bathing Pre-building a Tomb Removing Mourning Clothes Donning Mourning Clothes Moving the Coffin Encoffining Breaking Ground for Tombs Burial Making Longevity Wood

Inauspicious Opening Business Marriage Setting Up Bed Visiting Friends&Relatives Entering New House Building Stove Raising Roof Beam

Prev Solar Term: Beginning of Spring
（2026-02-04 04:02:05）

Next Solar Term: Rain Water
（2026-02-18 23:51:53）

God of Wealth Direction Due East

God of Fortune Direction Northwest

God of Joy Direction Southwest

Yang Benefactor Direction Northeast

Yin Benefactor Direction Due South

Five Elements Pomegranate Wood

Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:East

Deity of the Day Black Tortoise（Inauspicious Day）

Twelve Day Officers

Danger
Day

Auspicious Deities

Mother's Granary, Monthly Grace, Three Harmonies, Approaching Day, Heavenly Joy, Heavenly Doctor, Removing Deity, Barking Dog

Fetal Deity Position

Kitchen, Stove, Door - Outside Southeast

Inauspicious Deities

Four Consumptions, Great Sha, Five Separations, Hook Array

Pengzu's Hundred Taboos

Xin: Do not make sauce, or the master will not taste it. You: Do not host guests, or drunken madness will ensue.

28 Lunar Mansions

Lunar Mansions: Rooftop Moon Swallow

Year Element Lamp Fire

Month Element Pine and Cypress Wood

Day Element Pomegranate Wood

Year Void Yin, Mao

Month Void Wu, Wei

Day Void Zi, Chou

Phenology Third Pentad，Fish swim beneath the ice

Monthly Ordinance Gengyin

Daily Prosperity You Mutual Prosperity, Xin Advancing Prosperity

Auspicious

Double Hour: Zi Hour Time: 23:00-00:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Renwu), Sha South

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest

AU.Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Renovation, Burial, Building Stove, Offering Sacrifices, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities

IN.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Taking Office, Travel, Seek Wealth

Chou

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Chou Hour Time: 01:00-02:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuiwei), Sha East

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Due North, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest

AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Offering Sacrifices

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation

Yin

Auspicious

Double Hour: Yin Hour Time: 03:00-04:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Jiashen), Sha North

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due East, Direction for Joy:Due South, Direction for Fortune:Southwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast

AU.Praying for Blessings, Engagement, Marriage, Setting Up Bed, Migration, Entering New House, Renovation, Burial, Offering Sacrifices, Taking Office, Meet Nobles, Travel, Seek Wealth

IN.None

Mao

Auspicious

Double Hour: Mao Hour Time: 05:00-06:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Yiyou), Sha West

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due East, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due South

AU.None

IN.Nothing Suitable

Chen

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Chen Hour Time: 07:00-08:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Bingxu), Sha South

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Due East, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southeast

AU.Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed

IN.Taking Office, Litigation, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Si Hour Time: 09:00-10:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Dinghai), Sha East

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due South, Direction for Joy:Southeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due East

AU.Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed

IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Consecration, Taking Office, Travel

Auspicious

Double Hour: Wu Hour Time: 11:00-12:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Wuzi), Sha North

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northeast

AU.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Thanking the Deities, Travel, Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Renovation, Burial

IN.None

Wei

Auspicious

Double Hour: Wei Hour Time: 13:00-14:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Zichou), Sha West

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Northeast, Direction for Joy:Southwest, Direction for Fortune:Southwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due North

AU.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities, Renovation, Building Stove

IN.None

Shen

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Shen Hour Time: 15:00-16:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Gengyin), Sha South

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Due West, Direction for Fortune:Northwest, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Northwest

AU.Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Travel, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed

IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities

You

Auspicious

Double Hour: You Hour Time: 17:00-18:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (xinmao), Sha East

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Southwest, Direction for Joy:Northwest, Direction for Fortune:Southeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Due West

AU.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Travel, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Burial, Renovation, Entering New House

IN.Building Bridges, Take Boat

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Xu Hour Time: 19:00-20:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Renchen), Sha North

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Northeast, Direction for Fortune:Northeast, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest

AU.Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Expanding Household, Migration, Burial

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs

Hai

Inauspicious

Double Hour: Hai Hour Time: 21:00-22:59

Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuisi), Sha West

Deity Positions: Direction for Wealth:Due North, Direction for Joy:Due North, Direction for Fortune:Due North, Direction for Yang Benefactors:Southwest

AU.Meet Nobles, Seek Wealth, Marriage, Entering New House, Migration, Burial

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground, Consecration

Chinese Almanac Calendar

February 16, 2026 Monday (Week 8)

(Snake Year) Lunar: 12th Month, 29th Day 除夕

Yisi Year, Gengyin Month, Xinyou Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Taoist Fasts and Offerings Bathing Pre-building a Tomb Removing Mourning Clothes Donning Mourning Clothes Moving the Coffin Encoffining Breaking Ground for Tombs Burial Making Longevity Wood

Inauspicious Opening Business Marriage Setting Up Bed Visiting Friends&Relatives Entering New House Building Stove Raising Roof Beam