Chinese Almanac for 2021-07-17
2021-07-17 is Lunar month 6, day 8 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Yin day in the Xin Chou (Ox) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2021-07-17 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 6, day 8 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Wei (Goat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Yin (Tiger) |
| Year zodiac | Ox |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Open for business (开市)
- Travel (出行)
- Break ground (动土)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Mother's Granary (母仓), Five Riches (五富), Five Harmony (五合), Golden Chest (金匮), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Wandering Calamity (游祸)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Monkey (Geng Shen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Yin (Tiger) day: traditionally, sacrifices are not offered, as it is said the spirits will not partake.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2021-07-17 corresponds to Lunar month 6, day 8 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?
2021-07-17 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