Chinese Almanac for 2018-12-20
2018-12-20 is Lunar month 11, day 14 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Xu day in the Wu Xu (Dog) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2018-12-20 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 14 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Xu (Dog) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Dog |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Set up a frame (架马)
- Drill pillar mortises (开柱眼)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Return home (归岫)
- Build a roof (盖屋)
- Close the roof ridge (合脊)
- Dig a well (掘井)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Plant (栽种)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Move house (移徙)
- Open for business (开市)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month Void (月空), Hour's Yang (时阳), Vital Energy (生气)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Five Voids (五虚), Nine Voids (九空), Departure and Loss (往亡), Heaven's Punishment (天刑)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Geng Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2018-12-20 corresponds to Lunar month 11, day 14 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?
2018-12-20 falls in the Wu 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