Chinese Almanac for 2022-05-08
2022-05-08 is Lunar month 4, day 8 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Xin You day in the Ren Yin (Tiger) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2022-05-08 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 4, day 8 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Yin (Tiger) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Xin (Yin Metal) You (Rooster) |
| Year zodiac | Tiger |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Travel (出行)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Open for business (开市)
- Break ground (动土)
- Move house (移徙)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Break ground for burial (破土)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Install a door (安门)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue (天德), People's Day (民日), Triple Harmony (三合), Hour's Yin (时阴), Essential Peace (要安), Removing Spirit (除神), Barking Dog (鸣吠)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Dead Energy (死气), Five Separations (五离), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Rabbit (Yi Mao day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Xin (Yin Metal) day: traditionally, sauce is not made, as it is said the owner will never taste it.
You (Rooster) day: traditionally, guests are not entertained, as it is said drunkenness will lead to madness.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | East |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | Northeast |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northeast |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | South |
What is today's lunar date?
2022-05-08 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 8 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?
2022-05-08 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