Chinese Almanac for 2017-01-20
2017-01-20 is Lunar month 12, day 23 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Wei day in the Bing Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2017-01-20 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 23 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Wei (Goat) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
| Solar term today | Major Cold |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Demolish a house (破屋)
- Demolish a wall (坏垣)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Universal Protection (普护)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Breaker (月破), Great Depletion (大耗), Four Strikes (四击), Nine Voids (九空), Eight Specialization (八专), Black Tortoise (元武), Yang Breaking, Yin Clashing (阳破阴冲)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Ox (Xin Chou 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.
Wei (Goat) day: traditionally, medicine is not taken, as it is said poison will enter the intestines.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Southwest |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2017-01-20 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 23 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?
2017-01-20 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