Chinese Almanac for 1981-12-09
1981-12-09 is Lunar month 11, day 14 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin You day in the Xin You (Rooster) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 1981-12-09 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 14 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Rooster |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Trim nails (整手足甲)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
- Train cattle and horses (教牛马)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Build a grave in advance while living (开生坟)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Break ground (动土)
- Trade (交易)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Golden Hall (金堂), Removing Spirit (除神), Bright Hall (明堂), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Four Depletions (四耗), Earth Pouch (地囊), Five Separations (五离)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Yi Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
1981-12-09 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 14 on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.
What should be avoided on this day?
Traditional almanac sources list the items under Inauspicious for (忌) above as activities best avoided on this day.
Which zodiac year is this day in?
1981-12-09 falls in the Xin You year, the year of the Rooster.
Solar terms: astronomical calculation. Daily do's and don'ts, auspicious/inauspicious spirits, clashes, and Peng Zu's taboos: Xieji Bianfangshu (协纪辨方书) tradition, as encoded in lunar-typescript · Last updated 2026-09-11