Chinese Almanac for 2022-01-04
2022-01-04 is Lunar month 12, day 2 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Si day in the Xin Chou (Ox) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2022-01-04 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 2 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Geng (Yang Metal) Zi (Rat) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Ox |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Nothing advised today (诸事不宜)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Virtue Combination (月德合), Five Riches (五富), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Benefiting Descendants (益后)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Robbery Star (劫煞), Minor Depletion (小耗), Four Wastes (四废), Double Day (重日), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Xin Hai 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.
Si (Snake) day: traditionally, long journeys are avoided, as it is said belongings will be lost or hidden.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2022-01-04 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 2 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?
2022-01-04 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