Chinese Almanac for 2022-05-23
2022-05-23 is Lunar month 4, day 23 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Bing Zi day in the Ren Yin (Tiger) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2022-05-23 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 4, day 23 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Ren (Yang Water) Yin (Tiger) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Si (Snake) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Bing (Yang Fire) Zi (Rat) |
| Year zodiac | Tiger |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Marry (嫁娶)
- Offer sacrifices (祭祀)
- Pray for blessings (祈福)
- Pray for offspring (求嗣)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Travel (出行)
- Dismantle (拆卸)
- Break ground (动土)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Relocate the household fire (出火)
- Welcome new household members (进人口)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Move house (移徙)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Plant (栽种)
- Bring in livestock (纳畜)
- Raise livestock (牧养)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Install a door (安门)
- Renovate and build (修造)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- None (无)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Heaven's Virtue Combination (天德合), Heavenly Horse (天马), Not Leading — Favorable for Marriage (不将), Barking Dog Opposite (鸣吠对)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Heaven's Officer (天吏), Fatal Star (致死), Four Taboos (四忌), Seven Birds (七鸟), Five Voids (五虚), Repeat Day (复日), Water Dragon Contact (触水龙), White Tiger (白虎)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Horse (Geng Wu day); traditionally best to avoid the South direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Bing (Yang Fire) day: traditionally, the stove is not repaired, as it is said disaster will follow.
Zi (Rat) day: traditionally, diviners are not consulted, as it is said doing so brings calamity on oneself.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | Southwest |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Northwest |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | South |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | West |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | Northwest |
What is today's lunar date?
2022-05-23 corresponds to Lunar month 4, day 23 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?
2022-05-23 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