通书 · The 2026 almanac
The 2026 almanac
The Chinese calendar for 2026: twelve months, twenty-four solar terms and a page for every day. The BaZi year 丙午 runs from Li Chun on 4 February 2026 to Li Chun on 4 February 2027, which is why the calendar year and the pillar year never quite line up.
丙午
Yang Fire over Horse
Fire sitting on Fire. The year branch 午 clashes 子 Rat.
The twelve months and the terms that open them
- January己丑小寒 Minor Cold · 5 Jan大寒 Major Cold · 20 Jan
- February庚寅立春 Start of Spring · 4 Feb, the BaZi year turns雨水 Rain Water · 18 Feb
- March辛卯惊蛰 Awakening of Insects · 5 Mar春分 Spring Equinox · 20 Mar
- April壬辰清明 Pure Brightness · 5 Apr谷雨 Grain Rain · 20 Apr
- May癸巳立夏 Start of Summer · 5 May小满 Grain Buds · 21 May
- June甲午芒种 Grain in Ear · 5 Jun夏至 Summer Solstice · 21 Jun
- July乙未小暑 Minor Heat · 7 Jul大暑 Major Heat · 23 Jul
- August丙申立秋 Start of Autumn · 7 Aug处暑 End of Heat · 23 Aug
- September丁酉白露 White Dew · 7 Sep秋分 Autumn Equinox · 23 Sep
- October戊戌寒露 Cold Dew · 8 Oct霜降 Frost's Descent · 23 Oct
- November己亥立冬 Start of Winter · 7 Nov小雪 Minor Snow · 22 Nov
- December庚子大雪 Major Snow · 7 Dec冬至 Winter Solstice · 22 Dec
The month pillar beside each month is the one that begins at its first solar term, not on the 1st. Term dates are in UTC+8; each term's time is on its month page. Li Chun this year: 4 February, 04:01.
丙午 is the same year for everyone. Your year inside it is not.
Your chart decides which of these months suit you, and which to plan around.