Chinese Almanac for 2021-04-05
2021-04-05 is Lunar month 2, day 24 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Gui Wei day in the Xin Chou (Ox) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2021-04-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 2, day 24 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Gui (Yin Water) Wei (Goat) |
| Year zodiac | Ox |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Level roads (平治道涂)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Break ground (动土)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Treat illness (治病)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Death God (死神), Month Havoc (月煞), Month Emptiness (月虚), Water Dragon Contact (触水龙), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Ox (Ding Chou day); traditionally best to avoid the West direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Gui (Yin Water) day: traditionally, lawsuits are not filed, as it is said one's case will be weak and the opponent strong.
Wei (Goat) day: traditionally, medicine is not taken, as it is said poison will enter the intestines.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Northeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Southeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | East |
What is today's lunar date?
2021-04-05 corresponds to Lunar month 2, day 24 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?
2021-04-05 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