Chinese Almanac for 1994-05-01
1994-05-01 is Lunar month 3, day 21 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Hai day in the Jia Xu (Dog) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 1994-05-01 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 21 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Xu (Dog) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Dog |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Nothing advised today (诸事不宜)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- None (无)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Mother's Granary (母仓), Four Images (四相), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Jade Hall (玉堂)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸), Heaven's Thief (天贼), Double Day (重日)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Xin Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
1994-05-01 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 21 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?
1994-05-01 falls in the Jia Xu year, the year of the Dog.
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