Chinese Almanac for 2022-01-06
2022-01-06 is Lunar month 12, day 4 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Wei day in the Xin Chou (Ox) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2022-01-06 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 4 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Wei (Goat) |
| Year zodiac | Ox |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Demolish a house (破屋)
- Demolish a wall (坏垣)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Open for business (开市)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Universal Protection (普护)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Month Breaker (月破), Great Depletion (大耗), Four Strikes (四击), Nine Voids (九空), Repeat Day (复日), Eight Specialization (八专), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Ox (Gui Chou day); traditionally best to avoid the West 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.
Wei (Goat) day: traditionally, medicine is not taken, as it is said poison will enter the intestines.
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?
2022-01-06 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 4 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?
2022-01-06 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