Chinese Almanac for 2019-10-31
2019-10-31 is Lunar month 10, day 4 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin Chou day in the Ji Hai (Pig) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2019-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 10, day 4 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Hai (Pig) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Xu (Dog) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Pig |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- None (无)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Mother's Granary (母仓), Blessing Virtue (福德)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Death God (死神), Month Havoc (月煞), Month Emptiness (月虚), Earth Pouch (地囊), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Yi Wei day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
Chou (Ox) day: traditionally, a capping ceremony is not held, as it is said the honoree will not return home.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | West |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2019-10-31 corresponds to Lunar month 10, day 4 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?
2019-10-31 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