Today is February 26, 2025, the 57th day of the Gregorian year, with 308 days remaining until the year ends.
According to the Chinese almanac for today, February 26th is a “Jian” day. In the context of the twelve “Jian” stars, a Jian day marks the beginning of an unfinished process. It is a suitable day for laying foundations, starting businesses, breaking ground, using tools, performing a ceremony to activate spiritual energies, and installing objects. However, it is not a favorable day for other activities. This is not considered an auspicious day according to the almanac.
What day is it today?
- Gregorian Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Lunar Date: 29th day of the 1st month, Year of the Snake
- Heavenly Stems & Earthly Branches: Year of the Wood Snake, Month of the Earth Tiger, Day of the Fire Tiger
- Zodiac: Snake
- Clashing Zodiac: Clash with the Monkey (Geng Shen)
- Fetal God: Stove, positioned south of the kitchen
- Constellation: Pisces
- Peng Zu’s Advice: Do not repair the stove, as it may bring misfortune. Avoid sacrifices to gods on this day, as they may go unheeded.
Which zodiac is in conflict today?
- Today is a day ruled by the Tiger, which clashes with the Monkey. People born under the Monkey sign should be cautious today due to this clash.
Is today a good day?
- Favorable Activities: Invoking spiritual energies, resolving issues, logging trees, erecting pillars, laying beams, conducting transactions, entering into agreements, purchasing livestock, laying to rest the deceased, moving coffins, and burying the dead.
- Unfavorable Activities: Moving into a new house, traveling, relocating, performing rituals, weddings, construction work, breaking ground, and starting fires for cooking.
Today is not considered an auspicious day. It is a “Jian” day, symbolizing the start of something unfinished, appropriate for laying foundations and initiating endeavors, but unsuitable for most other activities.
Which direction brings good fortune today?
- The wealth god is positioned in the southwest, while both the happiness god and the blessing god are in the southwest and west, respectively.
When are the most auspicious times today?
- Zi Hour (00:00–00:59):
- Clashing Zodiac: Horse (Sha Nan)
- Favorable Activities: Taking office, traveling, seeking wealth, meeting dignitaries, performing sacrifices, honoring gods.
- Unfavorable Activities: Praying for blessings or descendants.
- Chou Hour (01:00–02:59):
- Clashing Zodiac: Sheep (Sha Dong)
- Favorable Activities: Building, moving, creating a kitchen, settling into a new home, starting a business, traveling, seeking wealth, meeting dignitaries, getting married, increasing family members.
- Unfavorable Activities: Performing sacrifices, praying for blessings, fasting or rituals, honoring gods.
- Chen Hour (07:00–08:59):
- Clashing Zodiac: Dog (Sha Nan)
- Favorable Activities: Taking office, traveling, performing sacrifices, praying for blessings, fasting, invoking spiritual energies.
- Wei Hour (13:00–14:59):
- Clashing Zodiac: Ox (Sha Xi)
- Favorable Activities: Building, moving, creating a kitchen, settling into a new home, starting a business, opening a warehouse, performing sacrifices, praying for blessings, seeking descendants, fasting, engagements, marriages, traveling.
- Zi Hour (23:00–23:59):
- Clashing Zodiac: Horse (Sha Nan)
- Favorable Activities: Cooking, performing sacrifices, praying for blessings, fasting, honoring gods.
- Unfavorable Activities: Taking office, traveling, building, doing construction work.
On this day in history – February 26th
- 684 AD: Empress Wu Zetian deposed Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty and made him the King of Luling.
- 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the island of Elba.
- 1841: The Battle of Humen took place, where General Guan Tianpei fought valiantly against British forces.
- 1936: The Volkswagen car was unveiled in Germany.
- 1949: The largest cruiser of the Kuomintang, the “Chongqing,” announced its rebellion in Shanghai on the 25th and arrived at Yantai Port, Shandong on the 26th.
- 1951: The US Constitutional Amendment was passed limiting the president to two terms (a total of 8 years).
- 1952: Winston Churchill announced that the United Kingdom had developed an atomic bomb.
- 1968: Modern Peking opera, such as “The Red Lantern,” became revolutionary model plays.
- 1991: China decided to bid for the 2000 Olympic Games.
Notable Births:
- 1802: French writer and poet Victor Hugo was born.
- 1905: Yang Jingyu, a leader of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and a national hero, was born.
Notable Deaths:
- 1841: National hero Guan Tianpei, who died in battle at Humen against British forces.
- 2013: Famous Chinese cross-talk performer Ma Jingbo passed away at the age of 81.
- 2013: French human rights activist and one of the drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Stéphane Hessel, passed away at the age of 95.