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February 18, 2026 Wednesday (Week 8)

(Horse Year) Lunar: 1st Month, 2nd Day 雨水

Bingwu Year, Gengyin Month, Guihai Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Bathing Haircut Building Stove Weaving Nets Planting

Inauspicious Marriage Litigation Funeral Procession Burial Pasturing Felling Trees Making Roof Beams Opening Business Buy Livestock Building Livestock Pens

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 South

God of Fortune Direction Northeast

God of Joy Direction Southeast

Yang Benefactor Direction Southeast

Yin Benefactor Direction Due East

Five Elements Great Ocean Water

Clash & Inauspicious Direction Clash: Sha:West

Deity of the Day Hook Array（Inauspicious Day）

Twelve Day Officers

Receive
Day

Auspicious Deities

Mother's Granary, Six Harmonies, Five Wealths, Sacred Heart

Fetal Deity Position

Room, Bed - Outside Southeast

Inauspicious Deities

River Chief, Robbery Sha, Double Day, Hook Array

Pengzu's Hundred Taboos

Gui: Do not litigate, or you will be defeated. Hai: Do not marry, or it will be unlucky for the groom.

28 Lunar Mansions

Lunar Mansions: Wall Water Porcupine

Year Element Heavenly River Water

Month Element Pine and Cypress Wood

Day Element Great Ocean Water

Year Void Yin, Mao

Month Void Wu, Wei

Day Void Zi, Chou

Phenology First Pentad，Otters sacrifice fish

Monthly Ordinance Gengyin

Daily Prosperity Zi Mutual Prosperity, Ren Advancing Prosperity

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Bingwu), Sha South

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

AU.Seek Wealth, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Entering New House, Opening Business, Burial, Praying for Heirs

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

Chou

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Dingwei), Sha East

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

AU.Renovation, Building House, Migration, Setting Up Bed, Entering New House, Opening Business, Opening Granary, Meet Nobles, Engagement, Marriage, Expanding Household

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

Yin

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Wushen), Sha North

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

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

IN.Taking Office, Renovation, Migration, Travel, Litigation, Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities

Mao

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Ziyou), Sha West

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

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

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground

Chen

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Gengxu), Sha South

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

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

IN.Raising Roof Beam, Building House, Encoffining

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (xinhai), Sha East

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

AU.None

IN.Nothing Suitable

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Renzi), Sha North

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

AU.Engagement, Marriage, Setting Up Bed, Migration, Entering New House, Renovation, Burial

IN.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Take Boat

Wei

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Kuichou), 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.Praying for Blessings, Praying for Heirs, Engagement, Marriage, Seek Wealth, Opening Business, Trading, Setting Up Bed, Renovation, Building House, Migration, Building Stove, Offering Sacrifices

IN.Taking Office, Travel

Shen

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Jiayin), Sha South

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

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

IN.Taking Office, Travel, Renovation, Breaking Ground

You

Inauspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Yimao), Sha East

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

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

IN.None

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Bingchen), Sha North

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

AU.Engagement, Marriage, Opening Business, Burial

IN.Offering Sacrifices, Praying for Blessings, Taoist Fasts and Offerings, Thanking the Deities

Hai

Auspicious

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

Clash & Sha: Clash (Dingsi), Sha West

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, Marriage, Migration, Entering New House, Opening Business, Trading, Renovation, Burial, Engagement

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

Chinese Almanac Calendar

February 18, 2026 Wednesday (Week 8)

(Horse Year) Lunar: 1st Month, 2nd Day 雨水

Bingwu Year, Gengyin Month, Guihai Day

Auspicious Offering Sacrifices Bathing Haircut Building Stove Weaving Nets Planting

Inauspicious Marriage Litigation Funeral Procession Burial Pasturing Felling Trees Making Roof Beams Opening Business Buy Livestock Building Livestock Pens