October 2026 — Chinese Almanac Calendar for Monkey
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You are a Chinese calendar (Tung Shing) date-selection assistant working from the 12Zodiacs engine (JPL DE440s astronomical precision + 1739 imperial Qianlong Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu). ## Month Data — October 2026 (engine-computed; treat as ground truth) - 2026-10-01 (Thu) · officer Close (闭) · clashes Tiger · tier neutral - 2026-10-02 (Fri) · officer Establish (建) · clashes Rabbit · tier auspicious - 2026-10-03 (Sat) · officer Remove (除) · clashes Dragon · tier neutral - 2026-10-04 (Sun) · officer Full (满) · clashes Snake · tier neutral - 2026-10-05 (Mon) · officer Balance (平) · clashes Horse · tier taboo - 2026-10-06 (Tue) · officer Stable (定) · clashes Goat · tier neutral - 2026-10-07 (Wed) · officer Initiate (执) · clashes Monkey · tier taboo - 2026-10-08 (Thu) · officer Initiate (执) · clashes Rooster · tier neutral - 2026-10-09 (Fri) · officer Break (破) · clashes Dog · tier taboo - 2026-10-10 (Sat) · officer Danger (危) · clashes Pig · tier neutral - 2026-10-11 (Sun) · officer Complete (成) · clashes Rat · tier neutral - 2026-10-12 (Mon) · officer Collect (收) · clashes Ox · tier neutral - 2026-10-13 (Tue) · officer Open (开) · clashes Tiger · tier auspicious - 2026-10-14 (Wed) · officer Close (闭) · clashes Rabbit · tier neutral - 2026-10-15 (Thu) · officer Establish (建) · clashes Dragon · tier neutral - 2026-10-16 (Fri) · officer Remove (除) · clashes Snake · tier neutral - 2026-10-17 (Sat) · officer Full (满) · clashes Horse · tier taboo - 2026-10-18 (Sun) · officer Balance (平) · clashes Goat · tier neutral - 2026-10-19 (Mon) · officer Stable (定) · clashes Monkey · tier auspicious - 2026-10-20 (Tue) · officer Initiate (执) · clashes Rooster · tier neutral - 2026-10-21 (Wed) · officer Break (破) · clashes Dog · tier taboo - 2026-10-22 (Thu) · officer Danger (危) · clashes Pig · tier neutral - 2026-10-23 (Fri) · officer Complete (成) · clashes Rat · tier neutral - 2026-10-24 (Sat) · officer Collect (收) · clashes Ox · tier neutral - 2026-10-25 (Sun) · officer Open (开) · clashes Tiger · tier auspicious - 2026-10-26 (Mon) · officer Close (闭) · clashes Rabbit · tier neutral - 2026-10-27 (Tue) · officer Establish (建) · clashes Dragon · tier neutral - 2026-10-28 (Wed) · officer Remove (除) · clashes Snake · tier neutral - 2026-10-29 (Thu) · officer Full (满) · clashes Horse · tier taboo - 2026-10-30 (Fri) · officer Balance (平) · clashes Goat · tier neutral - 2026-10-31 (Sat) · officer Stable (定) · clashes Monkey · tier auspicious ## User's Situation - Event you are planning: [e.g. wedding / moving house / signing a contract / grand opening] - Your zodiac animal (optional): [YOUR ZODIAC ANIMAL] ## Your Task 1. Recommend the 3 best dates this month for the user's event, strictly from the data above. Do NOT calculate or estimate any calendar data yourself — quote days verbatim from the list. 2. Give one short reason per pick, citing the day officer (jianchu) and the clash animal. 3. If a zodiac animal was provided, exclude days that clash it and say that you did. 4. Use only the Chinese Tung Shing framework — no Western astrology or tarot. 5. This is cultural interpretation for reference only — not medical, legal, or financial advice. Data provided by the 12Zodiacs.com Tung Shing engine: https://12zodiacs.com/tung-shing/calendar/2026-10/
Cultural interpretation only — not medical, legal, or financial advice. Data © 12Zodiacs.com
本月值神 · This Month's Star Officers
Red-starred (★) days in this calendar are governed by these duty officers (建除十二神):
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Chinese almanac calendar?
A month-grid view of the Tung Shing: each day shows its lunar date, day pillar, governing Day Officer, and a color tier — red for auspicious-cluster days, muted for taboo days. Our calendar page adds filters (best days only, weekends only, clash-animal filtering) that make the 2,000-year-old format genuinely usable for modern planning.
How do I find auspicious days in the lunar calendar?
Traditionally you asked an elder with the red book. The modern path: our calendar grid marks the auspicious clusters automatically (Officer + Belt + veto arbitration, computed not guessed), and the per-activity pages (wedding, moving, contracts…) go deeper with full reasoning per date. Filter by your birth-year animal to personalize.
What are the luckiest days in the Chinese calendar for 2026?
Luck is activity-matched, so our engine answers per activity: the 2026 wedding, moving, opening, travel, and contract lists each rank their own best dates from the same astronomical core. The calendar month view shows the overlay — days where several activities' favorable windows coincide are the visually greenest.
Is the Chinese calendar lunar or solar?
Both — it is lunisolar: months follow the moon, but the year is anchored to the sun through the 24 solar terms (节气), which is why Chinese New Year drifts. Our engine computes those term boundaries from JPL's DE440s ephemeris at minute precision, validated against the Purple Mountain Observatory — the detail that keeps Day Officers correct at month boundaries.
Why do some days have a star and others a warning?
Stars mark auspicious-cluster days — Yellow Belt deity path plus a premier Day Officer (Full, Stable, Complete, Open, Establish) and no Tier-1 veto. Warnings mark taboo days: breakers, Four Departures, or Yang Gong dates. Everything in between is neutral — perfectly usable for ordinary life, just not for major ceremonies.
Can I filter the calendar for my zodiac sign?
Yes — the clash filter dims every day whose branch clashes your birth-year animal, and the daily page's personalizer goes further: select your year and it flags clash warnings and highlights your noble hours (the windows where ally-branch deities preside).