Chinese Almanac for 2022-05-05
2022-05-05 is Lunar month 4, day 5 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Wu Wu day in the Ren Yin (Tiger) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2022-05-05 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 4, day 5 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Yin (Tiger) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Wu (Horse) |
| Year zodiac | Tiger |
| Solar term today | Start of Summer |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Travel (出行)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Fell trees (伐木)
- Set up a frame (架马)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Build a temple (造庙)
- Build a bridge (造桥)
- Build a boat (造船)
- Build a livestock pen (造畜稠)
- Open for business (开市)
- Encoffin the deceased (入殓)
- End mourning (除服)
- Put on mourning clothes (成服)
- Move the coffin (移柩)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- None (无)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Four Images (四相), Official's Day (官日), Auspicious Period (吉期), Sacred Heart (圣心), Azure Dragon (青龙)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Great Time (大时), Great Defeat (大败), Peach Blossom Pond (咸池), Thin Year (岁薄)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rat (Ren Zi day); traditionally best to avoid the North direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Wu (Yang Earth) day: traditionally, land is not accepted, as it is said to be inauspicious for the landowner.
Wu (Horse) day: traditionally, roofs are not thatched, as it is said the owner's fortune will change.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southeast |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | North |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Northeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Southwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2022-05-05 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 5 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?
2022-05-05 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