Chinese Almanac for 2022-01-09
2022-01-09 is Lunar month 12, day 7 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ren Xu day in the Xin Chou (Ox) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2022-01-09 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 12, day 7 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) Chou (Ox) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Xu (Dog) |
| Year zodiac | Ox |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- End mourning (除服)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Open for business (开市)
- Set up a bed (安床)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Sacred Heart (圣心), Azure Dragon (青龙)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Net (天罡), Month Punishment (月刑), Five Voids (五虚)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Dragon (Bing Chen day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ren (Yang Water) day: traditionally, water is not released, as it is said it will be hard to contain.
Xu (Dog) day: traditionally, dog meat is not eaten, as it is said strange things will happen.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | South |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Northeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | East |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southeast |
What is today's lunar date?
2022-01-09 corresponds to Lunar month 12, day 7 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?
2022-01-09 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