Is April 16, 2026 a good day?
April 16, 2026 is a Gēng Shēn 庚申 day under the Settle (定 Dìng) officer in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition. Classical sources grade it suitable for signing contracts and betrothal agreements and unsuitable for lawsuits and disputes. People born in Tiger years meet this day's clash and traditionally wait.
庚申 Gēng Shēn
April 16, 2026 · Thursday
- Day Officer (建除)
- Settle 定 Dìng
- 28 Mansion (二十八宿)
- Legs 奎 Kuí
- Day Master element
- Yang Metal
- Clash animal (沖)
- Tiger 寅 Yín
- Year pillar (年柱)
- 丙午 Bǐng Wǔ · Fire Horse
- Solar month (節)
- Clear and Bright 清明 Qīng Míng
Suitable (宜 yí)
- 簽約 signing contracts
- 訂盟 betrothal agreements
- 納采 sending betrothal gifts
- 安床 setting up the bed
Avoid (忌 jì)
- 訴訟 lawsuits and disputes
- 出行 travel and setting out
Reading April 16, 2026
In the almanac tradition, April 16, 2026 carries the day pillar 庚申 (Gēng Shēn), a Yang Metal day whose Day Officer is Settle (定 Dìng), the settling officer, which classical sources associate with agreements, betrothals, and fixing things in place. The classical sources describe the officer as the first sort in any date grade, the kind of motion the day carries before any personal chart is considered. The full cycle is set out in our guide to the Twelve Day Officers, and the page it is printed on is explained in the Tong Shu almanac guide.
The 通勝 (Tōng Shèng) lists this day as a yellow path (黃道 huáng dào) day, broadly favourable, with the 28 Mansion star Legs (奎 Kuí) overhead. Its clash falls on the Tiger: people born in Tiger years meet the clash (沖 chōng) here and traditionally keep the day routine.
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Is April 16, 2026 an auspicious day in the Chinese almanac?
April 16, 2026 is graded a yellow path day (黃道日 huáng dào rì) in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition, the grade published almanacs mark as broadly favourable. Classical sources list the day as suitable for signing contracts and betrothal agreements. A generic grade still cannot see any individual birth chart. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
Who should be cautious on April 16, 2026?
People born in Tiger years meet the clash (沖 chōng) on April 16, 2026: the day branch 申 stands directly opposite 寅 Yín, the Tiger branch. Classical sources treat a personal clash day as one for routine work rather than weddings, moves, or openings. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
What does the Settle officer mean on April 16, 2026?
On April 16, 2026 the Day Officer is Settle (定 Dìng), the settling officer, which classical sources associate with agreements, betrothals, and fixing things in place. The Twelve Day Officers (建除十二神 jiàn chú shí èr shén) rotate with the day and month branches, and this day's almanac entry lists signing contracts and betrothal agreements among its suitable activities.
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