Chinese Almanac for 2013-01-05
2013-01-05 is Lunar month 11, day 24 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Wei day in the Ren Chen (Dragon) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2013-01-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 24 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Chen (Dragon) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Wei (Goat) |
| Year zodiac | Dragon |
| Solar term today | Minor Cold |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Demolish a house (破屋)
- Demolish a wall (坏垣)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Nothing advised today (诸事不宜)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Grace (月恩), Universal Protection (普护)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Breaker (月破), Great Depletion (大耗), Four Strikes (四击), Nine Voids (九空), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Ox (Yi Chou day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Wei (Goat) day: traditionally, medicine is not taken, as it is said poison will enter the intestines.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2013-01-05 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 24 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?
2013-01-05 falls in the Ren Chen year, the year of the Dragon.
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