Chinese Almanac for 2021-08-17
2021-08-17 is Lunar month 7, day 10 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding You day in the Xin Chou (Ox) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2021-08-17 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 7, day 10 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Shen (Monkey) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Ox |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Yin Virtue (阴德), Official's Day (官日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Removing Spirit (除神), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Nine Pits (九坎), Nine Scorches (九焦), Departure and Loss (往亡), Five Separations (五离), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Xin Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Northeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2021-08-17 corresponds to Lunar month 7, day 10 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?
2021-08-17 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