Chinese Almanac for 2021-12-27
2021-12-27 is Lunar month 11, day 24 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji You day in the Xin Chou (Ox) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2021-12-27 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 11, day 24 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Ox |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Take a ritual bath (沐浴)
- Get a haircut (理发)
- Sweep the house (扫舍)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
- Make roof beams (作梁)
- Build a boat (造船)
- Install a door (安门)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Grace (天恩), Mother's Granary (母仓), Golden Hall (金堂), Removing Spirit (除神), Bright Hall (明堂), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Five Separations (五离)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Gui Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East 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.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
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?
2021-12-27 corresponds to Lunar month 11, 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?
2021-12-27 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