Chinese Almanac for 2021-11-15
2021-11-15 is Lunar month 10, day 11 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Mao day in the Xin Chou (Ox) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2021-11-15 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 10, day 11 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Hai (Pig) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Year zodiac | Ox |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Break ground (动土)
- Lay the foundation (起基)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Install an altar (安香)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Thank the earth god (谢土)
- Take office (赴任)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Treat illness (治病)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Yin Virtue (阴德), People's Day (民日), Triple Harmony (三合), Hour's Yin (时阴), Five Harmony (五合), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Dead Energy (死气), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rooster (Xin You day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Mao (Rabbit) day: traditionally, wells are not dug, as it is said the spring water will turn foul.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | East |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2021-11-15 corresponds to Lunar month 10, day 11 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?
2021-11-15 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