Chinese Almanac for 2020-04-23
2020-04-23 is Lunar month 4, day 1 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Shen day in the Geng Zi (Rat) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2020-04-23 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 4, day 1 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Year zodiac | Rat |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Hold a Taoist purification rite (斋醮)
- Open for business (开市)
- Break ground (动土)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month Void (月空), Four Images (四相), Triple Harmony (三合), Day of Attendance (临日), Hour's Yin (时阴), Reverent Peace (敬安), Removing Spirit (除神), Golden Chest (金匮), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Aversion (月厌), Earth Fire (地火), Dead Energy (死气), Departure and Loss (往亡), Five Separations (五离), Resolved Wrongs (了戾)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Tiger (Geng Yin day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Shen (Monkey) day: traditionally, beds are not set up, as it is said spirits will enter the room.
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?
2020-04-23 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 1 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?
2020-04-23 falls in the Geng Zi year, the year of the Rat.
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