Chinese Almanac for 2019-09-09
2019-09-09 is Lunar month 8, day 11 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji You day in the Ji Hai (Pig) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2019-09-09 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 8, day 11 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Hai (Pig) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) You (Rooster) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Pig |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Travel (出行)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Official's Day (官日), Six Rites (六仪), Benefiting Descendants (益后), Removing Spirit (除神), Jade Hall (玉堂), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Establishment (月建), Minor Time (小时), Earth's Mansion (土府), Month Aversion (月厌), Facing Aversion (厌对), Beckoning Star (招摇), Five Separations (五离), Minor Meeting (小会)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Gui Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ji (Yin Earth) day: traditionally, contracts are not torn up, as it is said both parties will suffer loss.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2019-09-09 corresponds to Lunar month 8, day 11 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?
2019-09-09 falls in the Ji Hai year, the year of the Pig.
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