Chinese Almanac for 2016-08-04
2016-08-04 is Lunar month 7, day 2 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Wu day in the Bing Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2016-08-04 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 2 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Wei (Goat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Wu (Horse) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Seal up holes and burrows (塞穴)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Hunt (畋猎)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move house (移徙)
- Open for business (开市)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Install a door (安门)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Wish (天愿), Four Images (四相), Official's Day (官日), Six Harmony (六合), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Blood Branch (血支), Departure and Loss (往亡), Heaven's Prison (天牢), Chasing Formation (逐阵)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rat (Ren Zi day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Wu (Yang Earth) day: traditionally, land is not accepted, as it is said to be inauspicious for the landowner.
Wu (Horse) day: traditionally, roofs are not thatched, as it is said the owner's fortune will change.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2016-08-04 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 2 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?
2016-08-04 falls in the Bing Shen year, the year of the Monkey.
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