Chinese Almanac for 2022-04-06
2022-04-06 is Lunar month 3, day 6 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ji Chou day in the Ren Yin (Tiger) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2022-04-06 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 6 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Yin (Tiger) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Jia (Yang Wood) Chen (Dragon) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ji (Yin Earth) Chou (Ox) |
| Year zodiac | Tiger |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Avoid all other matters (馀事勿取)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build a temple (造庙)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Set up a bed (安床)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Benefiting Descendants (益后)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
River Chief (河魁), Five Voids (五虚), Black Tortoise (元武)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Goat (Gui Wei 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.
Chou (Ox) day: traditionally, a capping ceremony is not held, as it is said the honoree will not return home.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Northeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | North |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Center |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | North |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2022-04-06 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 6 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?
2022-04-06 falls in the Ren Yin year, the year of the Tiger.
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