Chinese Almanac for 1990-08-08
1990-08-08 is Lunar month 6, day 18 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Yi Si day in the Geng Wu (Horse) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 1990-08-08 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 6, day 18 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Wu (Horse) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Horse |
| Solar term today | Start of Autumn |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Break ground (动土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Six Harmony (六合), Five Riches (五富), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Essential Peace (要安), Precious Light (宝光)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Robbery Star (劫煞), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Ji Hai day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Yi (Yin Wood) day: traditionally, planting is avoided, as it is said a thousand saplings will not grow.
Si (Snake) day: traditionally, long journeys are avoided, as it is said belongings will be lost or hidden.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Northeast |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | North |
What is today's lunar date?
1990-08-08 corresponds to Lunar month 6, day 18 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?
1990-08-08 falls in the Geng Wu year, the year of the Horse.
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