Chinese Almanac for 2018-01-06
2018-01-06 is Lunar month 11, day 20 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Xu day in the Ding You (Rooster) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2018-01-06 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 20 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Rooster |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
- Hunt (畋猎)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Sacred Heart (圣心), Azure Dragon (青龙)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Month Punishment (月刑), Five Voids (五虚)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Ren Chen 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.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2018-01-06 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 20 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?
2018-01-06 falls in the Ding You year, the year of the Rooster.
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