Chinese Almanac for 2021-02-20
2021-02-20 is Lunar month 1, day 9 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Hai day in the Xin Chou (Ox) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2021-02-20 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 1, day 9 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Yin (Tiger) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Hai (Pig) |
| Year zodiac | Ox |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Give thanks to deities (酬神)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Make bed curtains (合帐)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Build a warehouse (造仓)
- Dig a pond (开池)
- Set up a loom (经络)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Open for business (开市)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Trade (交易)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Go fishing (取渔)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Hunt or trap (捕捉)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Mother's Granary (母仓), Six Harmony (六合), Five Riches (五富), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Sacred Heart (圣心)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Robbery Star (劫煞), Double Day (重日), Gouchen — Yellow Dragon (勾陈)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Snake (Gui Si day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Hai (Pig) day: traditionally, marriages are not held, as it is said it will be unlucky for the groom.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Northeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2021-02-20 corresponds to Lunar month 1, day 9 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?
2021-02-20 falls in the Xin Chou year, the year of the Ox.
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